ohh Nooo. too big of a pump???

Canuckgod420 · #1 04-14-2009, 03:29 PM

Well regardless of what pump I'm planning on using....have you considered what kind of heat a mag 1200 will add to your water?

I have the mag 950(piece of crap by the way) too much draw, not enough flow, and to top it off it adds 3 degrees to my water(yup tested it). At night my tanks with my 2 heaters runs at a nice 78....turned off the pump overnight the tank dropped to 75.2.

Do you have the ability to make it an external pump? Much less heat added to your water.

reefy · #2 04-14-2009, 03:50 PM

I am running a mag drive 1800 from my 90g but then is split into three outlet (display,refugium and 29G biocube) so its hard to tell

but its always depends on what you are keeping or planning to keep....

sphelps · #3 04-14-2009, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuckgod420

Well regardless of what pump I'm planning on using....have you considered what kind of heat a mag 1200 will add to your water?

I have the mag 950(piece of crap by the way) too much draw, not enough flow, and to top it off it adds 3 degrees to my water(yup tested it). At night my tanks with my 2 heaters runs at a nice 78....turned off the pump overnight the tank dropped to 75.2.

Do you have the ability to make it an external pump? Much less heat added to your water.

Hilarious how contradicting one can be, this is thread about flow not heat. Remember you're suppose to stay on topic not point out other potential problems.

Sorry couldn't resist

my2rotties · #4 04-14-2009, 04:51 PM

I have ball valves on every single piece of equipment on my tank. I can turn things up or down if I feel the need to do so...

Canuckgod420 · #5 04-14-2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphelps

Hilarious how contradicting one can be, this is thread about flow not heat. Remember you're suppose to stay on topic not point out other potential problems.

Sorry couldn't resist

Difference here is I'm not gonna cram my opinion down his throat, and then call him a jerk if he doesnt agree with me.

Sorry couldnt resist....lol

Canuckgod420 · #6 04-14-2009, 05:33 PM

As far as I know this is a place to share opinions, if he were to pipe up and say that he is not concerned about the heat then that would be the end of it from me.....how many responses to my thread did you make to try and prove me wrong? Prove me wrong on a question I had not even posed.

I got my herbie answer from you and that helped, your calculations for head pressure also helped. Those were my questions. Thanks

Sorry to hijack your thread.

sphelps · #7 04-14-2009, 06:04 PM

If someone were to pipe up with attitude stating there's no way a mag1200 could produce exist heat I'm sure you might say something. Nothing wrong with defending that opinion.

Sometimes people need a little push in the right direction and some never like to admit they might have made a mistake. Sorry but all the information I posted was meant to benefit you and others on this forum, if you got attitude from it it's the way you read it not the way it was written. I gave you all the answers you wanted and more not sure why you hold such a grudge towards someone just trying to help out.

Also my apologies for the hi-jack

untamed · #8 04-14-2009, 06:38 PM

It is Herbie overflow you are asking about...not Kirby. That might help you if you do any googling for info.

I don't have time to go into an extensive explanation, but the one key thing about this kind of overflow that you need to plan for is the need to have TWO drain holes. One is the drain that all the water flows down...the other is backup incase anything ever blocks the flow down the first drain. The need for the emergency backup drain is the key design element that prevents most everyone from using this method.

sphelps · #9 04-14-2009, 06:46 PM

haha thread overlap!

Canuckgod420 · #10 04-14-2009, 06:52 PM

Hey sphelps:

You obviously arent reading everything I wrote....I said your herbie answer, and the head calculation helped....read back a little.....my hostility towards you didnt occur until you called me a jerk. I asked about a herbie....why dont you express your opinion on powerhead placement, what color corals I should keep, how about how many fish I have.

Untamed:
If you where talking to me about the herbie....yes I have the 2 holes in the bottom of my tank, I do believe 1 hole is smaller than the other(tanks been up 4 years, hard to remember) so I do have the emergency drain as well.

Again sorry about the hijack.