Rio Pumps.
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acrylic51
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Eheim would be a better choice than a MagDrive.....Yes the Mags are good pumps, and cheaper, but the Eheim is a better pump for a couple reasons.....Quality, less heat transfer to the water, and more energy efficient. You don't want all your tank turnover through your sump.
bang guy
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The issue with the larger submergible Rio pumps was (perhaps still is) the skimpy amount of epoxy used. The failure rate may actually be better than other pumps but when they fail they have been more likely to leak grease, oil, copper, and electricity into the water. I've actually not heard of any other brands of pumps do this at all. Perhaps it happens but I have only heard of Rio catastrophically failing. Other pumps just stop working.
2quills
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Originally Posted by yannifish
http:///forum/post/3279551
Could you recomended a specific pump?
And what do you mean I don't want all turn over through my sump?
I have a koralia 3 in the tank, and about 1/4 of thr overflow would go to the fuge, which drains into the return chamber of the sump.
After some further study...a turnover of 12-14 times the volume of your tank is overkill. You skimmer and fuge would never be able to process all of this water unless you had a really bad ass expensive skimmer. With the mag 9.5 all you would be doing is basically turning over water and there's not much point to that. The mag 5 would probably be more than plenty...but it's like Shawn said, the Ehiems are deffinately known for their better quality. The Ehiem 1250 would probably a better choice going by the good reviews that this brand gets.
http:///forum/post/3279551
Could you recomended a specific pump?
And what do you mean I don't want all turn over through my sump?
I have a koralia 3 in the tank, and about 1/4 of thr overflow would go to the fuge, which drains into the return chamber of the sump.
After some further study...a turnover of 12-14 times the volume of your tank is overkill. You skimmer and fuge would never be able to process all of this water unless you had a really bad ass expensive skimmer. With the mag 9.5 all you would be doing is basically turning over water and there's not much point to that. The mag 5 would probably be more than plenty...but it's like Shawn said, the Ehiems are deffinately known for their better quality. The Ehiem 1250 would probably a better choice going by the good reviews that this brand gets.
acrylic51
Active Member
Originally Posted by Bang Guy
http:///forum/post/3279562
The issue with the larger submergible Rio pumps was (perhaps still is) the skimpy amount of epoxy used. The failure rate may actually be better than other pumps but when they fail they have been more likely to leak grease, oil, copper, and electricity into the water. I've actually not heard of any other brands of pumps do this at all. Perhaps it happens but I have only heard of Rio catastrophically failing. Other pumps just stop working.
Agree
http:///forum/post/3279562
The issue with the larger submergible Rio pumps was (perhaps still is) the skimpy amount of epoxy used. The failure rate may actually be better than other pumps but when they fail they have been more likely to leak grease, oil, copper, and electricity into the water. I've actually not heard of any other brands of pumps do this at all. Perhaps it happens but I have only heard of Rio catastrophically failing. Other pumps just stop working.
Agree
yannifish
Active Member
I was kind of thinking that might be too much. That's a lot of water being moved.
I'll be getting the 4 inch octopus pinneedle wheel skimmer, just for reference.
Actually, a smaller pump uses less energy as well, so all is good.
Do you think a Koralia Evolution 750 would helpful in the tank, or not necessary?
I'll be getting the 4 inch octopus pinneedle wheel skimmer, just for reference.
Actually, a smaller pump uses less energy as well, so all is good.
Do you think a Koralia Evolution 750 would helpful in the tank, or not necessary?