Spitfires 6' 120 reef build

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by lastlight

don't envy you there that's a lot of work!

i see you're looking into the laguna pumps. i'd recommend looking into the new speedwave dc pumps. they use less power and have adjustable speed. they also allow you to connect to rigid pvc fittings much more easily than with the lagunas.

I enjoy the work, just not looking forward to cleaning all the old silicone off but my wife always helps with that so it's not bad

I was thinking the Laguna pumps mainly because I have them laying around and I know they're reliable and quiet

I've got a 1500gph and a 2900gph(way to big for this tank)

I think I'm gonna run the Laguna to start
They're going to be setting some speed waves up at oceanic corals so ill see how they are there before I buy one

Might just buy one for my skimmer tho

Now to find a few tubes of ge scs1200 as I thought I had more laying around but I only have 1 tube of black left

[lastlight]

didn't realize you had the pumps already otherwise i'd have kept my trap shut =)

i had the 4200. a lot of pump to trust without a threaded connection. it never really sat well with me! you're right about the noise they're good for that.

[Kryptic4L]

Can't wait to see this resurrection. These almost always turn out to be phenomenal builds.

I think the Laguna will be a awesome start, I wouldn't trust the speedwaves based solely on the box they come in. What an ugly box, looks like it was manufactured to gather dust which would vastly improve there appearance

[Cubeman]

I like a build with some sweat equity!

[daplatapus]

Originally Posted by lastlight

i had the 4200. a lot of pump to trust without a threaded connection. it never really sat well with me! you're right about the noise they're good for that.

I ran a Laguna 2900 for almost a year on my tank with no issues. I have 12' of head pressure so the flow wasn't outrageous. Probably in the neighbourhood of 1200-1400 gph. So I wasn't thrilled with the lack of a threaded connection either. WHat I did was cut the barbed adapter down to the largest size possible (1 1/4" I think) and PVC glued it right to a piece of spa flex that I had to warm up a bit to get it on. Worked like a charm You still have that quick connect with that little "O" ring to worry about, but I was running it internal, never had any problems with it at all.