Is this Sump Pump a good one? (1 Viewer)

[FireEater]

I'm looking at the 3000 or the 4000 models.

It is for the 125g I am setting up. The water will flow from the 125g to the sump and a 29g refugium. The refugium will also flow into the sump. Both tanks are drilled with overflows in them.

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Mark

 

[Niko5]

I had a quiet one I think only the 2000 and I compaired it to a Mag pump of the same GPH output in just a tub with water in it and the quiet one pump shot about 3ft in the air and the mag pump shot over 8ft in the air so unless your going ot have the pump at the same height as your tank I would recomend you go with a Mag pump becuase quiet ones loose alot of GPH with head height.

 

[FireEater]

Thanks for the info.

I was also looking at these 2 Mag Drives, the 700 or the 950.

The pump will be about 5 1/2 feet from the top of the tank.

Mark

 

[ShaneV]

I think you would want a little larger than a 950 . I have a Mag 9.5 on my 72 and it has just the right amount of flow for me.

 

[Cakepro]

Mag 7 will not do the job.

 

[FireEater]

I can always bump up to the Mag 12.

The Mag 9.5 will give me 700gpm at 6ft of head hieght.

The Mag 12 will give me 1050gpm at 6ft head hieght.

PET SOLUTIONShas these figures for head hieghts.

Plus they have the Mag 12 on sale for $84.99

I will most likely go with the Mag 12. I want to set this aquarium up right this time. I will post pics in my original thread of my progress so far.

Mark

 

[Niko5]

Iv got a 125 and a Mag 950 hooked to a spraybar in the back of my tank.. and it works but if you could go with a Mag 12 do it I beleve it would be worth it.

 

[Guest]

I had a quiet one I think only the 2000 and I compaired it to a Mag pump of the same GPH output in just a tub with water in it and the quiet one pump shot about 3ft in the air and the mag pump shot over 8ft in the air so

It is a good idea to use the head loss calculator on ReefCentral before you buy any pump for your application.

I don't think the water jet test is a good one. The height of a water jet above the water surface is determined only by the jet velocity, not flow. With the right nozzle you can make a Rio800 shoot many feet in the air.

The quietone pumps have higher efficiencies than the mags, but that could mean the velocity through the pump is lower. The only time when flow is proportional to velocity is in the same pipe.

 

[FireEater]

I went with the MAG18 pump. It was only 94.00 dollars on AquaBid.com.

Now to start researching the Actinic light setup I need to supplement the 3 MH's.

Since the tank is 6 feet long, shouldn't 4 foot setups work? I can put a bulb on each side of the MH's.

Mark