pump for sump question

[aquaboogie]

im building a 15 g sump for my 30 tall and i need a quiet pump to run the return.my room where the tank is pretty small so a silent pump is a must, second is quality. internal or external will do since the sump is its early stages .
thanks

 

[aquaboogie]

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[aquaboogie]

bump

 

[bullshark]

I have had good success with Magdrive pumps. I cant remember if they are completely silent, but I can remember how much quieter it was than the previous Eheim pump I had before.

 

[shanev]

The one thing I recommend to plumbing on any pump for noise level is flexible return line. I have my Mag 7 plumbed with regular PVC and anytime it touches the stand/tank/wall/etc it gets REALLY loud. I ended up taking some pipe wrap around it to take the vibration noise out.
Also what size are you looking for, how much flow? That will help giving a recommendation.

 

[aquaboogie]

im looking for around 700ish flow. sounds like a mag 7 is the way to go. also im making a refuge on the other side of the sump, now would it be better to tee from the overflow to feed the sump and fuge or tee the return line.
thanks

 

[dburr]

Mag 7---700GPH @ 0 head. How much head will you have?

 

[aquaboogie]

4

 

[aquaboogie]

water will be fed off of lifereef overflo and 480 with 4 head . will that be enough flow ratio?

 

[broomer5]

If it were my tank - I would use a Magdrive 7 with a split return to two spraybars in your application.

 

[shanev]

I use exactly what borrmer 5 suggested and it works great for my 29.
Also I would tee off the overflow to go to the fuge. That way if you use a skimmer or some carbon media it will allow the fuge to get all the elements in the water.

 

[aquaboogie]

spraybars........didnt think of that....im gonna have to do that!...... thanks for the idea. how did you spray your return, horizonally or vertically?