Pump suggestions...

[jtbadco]

Hey Gang,...I picked up a GFO reactor that I want to run on my reef tank but I need a pump.

The reactor will be running externally and it is approx 4 ft from reactor back up to tank.

I need an external pump that will produce at least 90 Gph at a 4 ft head, preferably something with adjustable flow rate.

Price range is $60-70

Any suggestions are welcome.
Thanx
Blaine

[Skimmerking]

Blaine why not just tap into your return line with a john guess fitting and power the reactor that way

[jtbadco]

what return line?

I'm running the reactor as its own closed loop.

I dont have a sump or canister filter

[Skimmerking]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

ok so take a maxi jet 400 and run it with RO line and attach a John guess fitting to it and there you go.

[jtbadco]

See,...I bought a Maxi-Jet 900. Where the connections attach to the motor is really flimsy. Every time I moved one of the 1/2" lines it would pop the top off. I was worried it would leak.

I was looking at the Mag Drive 250 Supreme but I dont think it has adjustable flow. Does that matter? The reactor is a Two Little Fishies 150 and it has a flow rate adjustment knob on the intake line.

[gregzz4]

Have a good browse through J&L's pump selection. They list fitting sizes and head pressures.

FYI, Mag drives create heat, even when run externally, and can be a bit noisy. But, they are less likely to leak than, say, a Quiet One run externally.

I don't have any advice for you on other brands the size you need.

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by jtbadco

preferably something with adjustable flow rate.

Price range is $60-70

For a pump to have adjustable flow it would have to be equipped with a variable frquency drive to control motor speed, they are expensive. Just put a ball valve after the discharge end of any pump you get and adjust the flow that way (very cheap). Never put the valve on the pump's intake side.

[jtbadco]

There is already a flow regulator valve on the intake of the GFO reactor....do I still need to add a ball valve?

[gregzz4]

intarsiabox's post meant that the pump speed can be adjusted. This is beneficial as you are not restricting the pump with back-pressure when you partially close a valve between it and the reactor

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by jtbadco

There is already a flow regulator valve on the intake of the GFO reactor....do I still need to add a ball valve?

the valve on the reactor should be fine, works fine for myself. having some sort of regulator is a must because gfo needs to tumble slowly