Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board - In sump return pump choice!

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subman

01-28-2013 08:12 PM

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I'm running 2 wave line dc5000's. Decent flow and very quiet with low power consumption

globaldesigns

01-28-2013 08:19 PM

Eheim 1262 isn't enough... I had one of these and just took it out a couple weeks back, and put a Mag18 back in... This was due to the fact that there wasn't enought water turnover in the sump for my new skimmer.

The eheim pump is a great pump, but for turnover rate of your tank you need more.

My tank is a 180 gallon with 100 gallon sump.

2bafish

01-28-2013 08:23 PM

Is wave line the same as speedwave pumps? Was able to find something on wave line pumps.

Madmak

01-28-2013 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao (Post 787335)

There's easier ways of keeping things quiet :P

True, but 2000 GPH+ through a sump that holds a 600 GPH skimmer is just a waste of energy and is noisier than need be.

Use a closed loop or power heads for DT flow. I have a 4500 GPH closed loop and keep sump turnover to a minimum.

Water needs time in the sump to make use of LR, refugium, skimmer, and all the other goodies in there.

albert_dao

01-28-2013 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Madmak (Post 787345)

I will offer no argument to that, haha.

ensquire

01-28-2013 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 2bafish (Post 787343)

Is wave line the same as speedwave pumps? Was able to find something on wave line pumps.

They are, Concept sells them..

2bafish

01-28-2013 09:56 PM

Looks like we're going with a speedwave pump. Thanks for the input guys. And your advice Albert.

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