return pump advice

[36" x 18" x 16"]

just getting a new tank going and need to buy a return pump from a 20g high sump up about 3 1/2 feet to a 60g RR 24 x 24 cube.

open to hearing what pumps have worked well for you. price and reliability are 2 priorities.

thanks

 

[JohnK]

How much flow are you looking to run with this pump?

Will all the flow be via the return pump, or will there be in tank power heads/tunzes/vortecs...?

 

[36" x 18" x 16"]

id like to have a decent amount of flow..and one magnet power head in the opposite side bottom corner of the return flow. (still need to pick a head/blower too)

 

[gonorth16]

Hey tony, I had the eheim 1262 running that w/ 2- tee's going to the 2- brs reactors, one for carbon and the other gfo. I had to throttle it down a little but its a great pump and super quiet. If you buy a 3/4 lineloc y you can split the return. That how I had it set up.

 

[focus]

If your talking price ocean runner makes a solid pump and very cheap, best bang for your dollar.

Top quality, eheim or tunze but they will cost you..

 

[jackthestrat]

Tunze 1260

 

[JayM]

Tunze 1260

Isn't the 1260 an eheim pump?

I'd suggest an Eheim 1260, BTW.

Oceanrunner would be second.

A mag pump would be down somewhere below 'using a dixie cup, scooping one cupful at a time, and then pouring it into your display'

 

[jackthestrat]

Isn't the 1260 an eheim pump?

I'd suggest an Eheim 1260, BTW.

Yes, correct, Ehiem, it's Friday, CUT ME SOME SLACK MAN!!!

 

[JayM]

sorry, no slack, jack

seriously, I didn't know if there was a tunze 1260 pump....I can't keep track without a score card

 

[36" x 18" x 16"]

*reaches for his score card*

 

[Rudy]

open to hearing what pumps have worked well for you. price and reliability are 2 priorities.

thanks

I have had good success with the BlueLine series. Prices are good, runs quiet with good head coverage relative to size. It does prime slowly, but overall it has been a workhorse without issue for last 15 months.

 

[JohnK]

Another important question is weather you can run external, or if your limited to submersible.

Externals tend to cost a bit more, but are usually a lot more relaible. (though the eheim submerged pumps are very solid pumps).

Also, do you have any idea of a flow rate your shooting for? It's really hard to reccomend a pump without konwing how much you want it to flow?

 

[number1gsxxr]

I know Mag pumps have a bad reputation for being not very efficient and running hot but *knock on wood* my Mag 5 has been running for over a year now and I only cleaned it once.


That being said I just bought an Eheim Compact+ 5000. It has an adjustable flow control knob that adjusts flow from 660-11xx gph. If I ever finish this schoolwork I plan on setting it up today.