Return Pump Suggestions..

120reefer

120reefer

Member
Hello everyone,
well its that time again, time to dish out some more money
Just wondering what everyone was using for a return pump and if your happy with your buy. Right now, I just have a cheap Catalina CA2200 (800gph). Don't get me wrong, its a good little pump and has served me well over the last 3 years, but I was looking for a slightly more "quiet" pump. Right now I can hear this thing from my living room and just wanted something a little more quiet and more reliable. I've been looking at the Mag's, Rio's and Eheim's that would probably work, but can't find anything with the exact flow rate. I understand there is wiggle room with the flow rate, just can't have too much/too little. Setup is a 120 DT with 30gal sump/fuge, single overflow, and needs to pump up about 65" (little over 5ft.) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance!
 
120reefer

120reefer

Member
Wow, thank you both for the quick responses! I really appreciate it. Thats the pump I was looking at for the mags... at first I was nervous about the flow rate (735gph @ 5.5ft.) and then i remembered that I had a ball valve on the return line, hiding behind the tank.
I guess when you neglect your tank for a few months, being caught up in school, you forget about everything else..
Thank you again, both of you, for the prompt responses.
 
jimmy40741

jimmy40741

Member
Personally I like the Quiet One brand of pumps. I have two of them. The Quiet One 3000 is a 780GPH pump, so that's close to what you already have, and it's less than half the price of a Mag 9.5.
 
mech-a-nic

mech-a-nic

Member
A mag 9.5 is what I run but I am thinking of going with dual 9.5's in my 120 gallon but I have a 75 gallon sump lots of room
 
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