Pressure pumps?

[MarkoD]

I'm currently using a reeflo barracuda but id like a pump with more pressure.

What would be a higher pressure pump that will do about 4000 gallons/hour?

Thanks

[hillegom]

Thats a bloody big pump for an aquarium.
66.6 gallons a minute? wow

[sphelps]

I think you can convert the pump to a hammerhead just by changing the impeller. It adds more flow & can run at higher pressure but obviously will suck more power.

The pump won't increase pressure btw, you have to do that will some form of restriction or static head. Exactly why do you want more pressure?

[MarkoD]

I'm running a Beckett skimmer. I feel like the Beckett is restricting too much flow from the barracuda. I'd like to get more water forced thought the Becketts

[MarkoD]

anyone?

i was told little giant pumps have a higher pressure. but cant seem to find much info on them

[11purewater]

Now you're into jacuzzi tub territory!

[sphelps]

You should find out exactly what you need first, perhaps from the skimmer manufacturer. Unlikely you need 4000GPH but a pressure rated pump may be better if the Beckett is that restrictive. So rather than trying to find something rated at 4000+ gph in higher pressure pump, which you will have a hard time finding, you may need something closer 2000GPH. If the manufacture of the skimmer can't give you any suggestions then measure the pressure in the line from the pump you're running now and line it up with the pump chart to get GPH. If you can't do that then measure flow rate from the skimmer and line that up with pump chart to get pressure. Once you have your current GPH and pressure you can compare that to other pumps to see what you need and if there is any advantage to switching.


For higher pressure rated pumps Panworlds come to mind. Little giants are smaller, likely significantly less capable of what you're running now.

[spit.fire]

What skimmer is it? I ran a Laguna 1500gph pond pump on my pm bullet 3 skimmer without a problem as long as I kept the Becket part clean

I found they plug up quick but once it's clean it was 100% better

[MarkoD]

It's a bashsea skimmer. The body is 12" diameter and 30" tall.

The skimmer body holds about 15 gallons of water, it takes a lot of air to fill the body

[sphelps]

easiest way to measure the flow is to put a bucket on the output line and time how long it takes to fill a certain amount of volume. Not super easy if it's all plumbed up but a simple task otherwise. If it's all hard plumbed up making that task undesirable drill and tap an 1/8 NPT hole in the output pipe from the pump somewhere, then you thread in a pressure gauge to measure pressure to determine flow rate. You can screw a plastic plug in the hole when you're done.

If you really want to hit that kind of volume you might need two pumps. Hard to believe a skimmer needs 4000gph turnover and require that kind of power consumption. Sounds like a new skimmer would pay for itself pretty quickly