Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Product Review and Equipment Forum

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-08-2010, 03:44 PM
darren darren is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Charlottetown PE
Posts: 5
darren is on a distinguished road
Default Iwaki Pumps

Hey I want to find some specs on a pump i bought second hand. Id like to know how many gph and how much energy it uses. All I have is the model number and I can find anything about it on the internet. Its an iwaki and model number m1150263 with 1 inch in and out. Thanks for any help
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-08-2010, 06:21 PM
hillegom hillegom is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1,996
hillegom is on a distinguished road
Default

Are you sure that is the model #. More likely a serial #
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-08-2010, 07:01 PM
darren darren is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Charlottetown PE
Posts: 5
darren is on a distinguished road
Default

My bad, after I wiped the salt off of it I realized that the model number was md-70rlt-115p which came up with lots of results. lol

Last edited by darren; 05-08-2010 at 07:20 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-08-2010, 10:14 PM
darren darren is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Charlottetown PE
Posts: 5
darren is on a distinguished road
Default

348 watts for 1500 gph seems like an awful lot of power, should I swap this pump out for something more energy efficent?
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 05-09-2010, 07:07 AM
mike31154's Avatar
mike31154 mike31154 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Vernon
Posts: 2,073
mike31154 will become famous soon enough
Default

Depends on your flow requirements I guess. Iwaki is a high quality pump and I think the model you have is built to handle high head pressure, over 30 ft max head pressure. If you're planning a basement sump, this is good. If your sump is in the stand under your tank, it's very much overkill, unless it's like a 300 gallon or something.
__________________
Mike
77g sumpless SW
DIY 10 watt multi-chip LED build http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=82206
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 05-09-2010, 02:29 PM
darren darren is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Charlottetown PE
Posts: 5
darren is on a distinguished road
Default

My tank is a 250 gal and the pump needs to pump only 8 ft up. I figured out that this pump costs me 39 bucks a month to run which is terrible. So I think I should probably find another pump. 1500 gallons per hour would only turn the 6 times I would think it should be more?
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-09-2010, 04:52 PM
mark's Avatar
mark mark is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Edmonton AB
Posts: 4,212
mark is on a distinguished road
Default

Had a 70RLT for a couple of years and found even for my basement sump was a bit much so ended up replacing it. Full open could push 2000gph through my sump. Did seem bullet proof and mag coupled design better than worrying about seals.
__________________
my tank
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 01:41 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.