return pump suggestions??

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by i have crabs

ive always been to scared to run an external, to many chances of water ending up outside the tank i think, ive always used mag pumps with never one problem so far, and i just bought a red dragon 4.5 that ill be running as an internal also.
is thier any advantage to running a external over an internal return?

Same here, mag drives have been great for me so far. I like to have everything contained as well, keep all the water in one container and not on the floor

Originally Posted by Mrfish55

PS do you allready have your 180gal? I have my old tank 72x24x24 (11 months new) sitting in the carport I make for to be good deal for you! LMK

MrFish, I do have the 180 already,wish I'd known about yours though as I drove to Red Deer to get mine

Originally Posted by JDigital

what about a Reeflo Snapper? You could run it 1.5" -> 1" bulkheads.

I was originally looking at the snapper but by the time I put it through 8ft or so of pipe theres hardly any flow left

[e46er]

I use a quiet one 4000 high head I highly sugguest NOT using. These pumps they are absolute garbage

[Tom R]

Hi Christy

In the past everyone thought that we needed to push our total flow through our sumps. This has changed drastically with the use of Tunze, Vortex and closed loops.

The Reef Ready tanks have only provided for a flow of about 1500G per hour.

I believe that the things t consider now on a reef return pump are: Output
Heat
Noise
Electrical consumption
Purchase price
Dependability
Maintenance
There may be more.

I am using an AMP Master 3600. It delivers about 3000G per hour. Which allows me to run both tanks and a number of other devices with still enough flow through the sump to maintain my skimming and heating requirements. The Amp Master is absolutely silent and has zero heat transfer. It is one of the lowest power consuming pumps on the market at approx 90 watts per hour. The majority of Sequence ReeFlo pumps are rated at 150 to 200 watts per hour. The Dolphin Amp Master pumps are a little harder to find now as the Sequence ReeFlo pumps have replaced them in the market place. I hope this helps and if you need more help then call.

Tom R

[whiteice669]

why not drill the back, make a closed loop and run the sea swirls off one pump, use a smaller pump for the return pump ?? just an idea, I made a closed loop in my 180 and it made the plumbing a lot easier and cleaner

[Jack]

Keep things simple.

Get another Mag 12.

You'll always have a backup running.

[PoonTang]

You could run dual submersables. That way you always have a backup.

[Delphinus]

How about a Red Dragon? Spoil yerself!