Powerhead for Adding Mix Water w/8' Head

Tobman · 03/17/2006, 11:17 AM

I am in the process of setting up a basement sump, which will eventually include a pump powerful enough to pump 600 gph up to the display tank with 8-12 feet of head.

In the meantime, before I get that pump, I am wondering if there are powerheads strong enough to pump water from my saltwater mix can in the basement up to the tank at a flow just enough to get the water there through say 1/4 to 1/2 inch tubing. That way I don't have to lug buckets of water up to my living room.

thrlride · 03/17/2006, 11:26 AM

a simply mag 2 to 5 may work for that though I'm not sure.

Tobman · 03/17/2006, 11:28 AM

This looks like it might work and has an out flow that one could add tubing to, yes?

Fiziksgeek · 03/17/2006, 11:49 AM

go with a mag 3 or 5. They have good flow, a pretty inexspensive, and are good quality. The rio's arent nearly as good.

h20cooled · 03/17/2006, 12:27 PM

Don't get the rio, unless you want a pump that will only last a couple of months...

A mag or the Quiet 1 pump work great and will last a long time.

PiNaPLeX · 03/17/2006, 12:49 PM

a mag 3-5 has a maximum pumping height of only 10 feet. a mag 7 is 12feet, and a mag 9.5 is 13 feet. if youre distance is gonna be closer to 12ft, then go with at least a mag 9.5

Fiziksgeek · 03/17/2006, 01:40 PM

oops...Pinaplex is right..for some reason I was thinking you had only 6 ft of head.

Honestly, the best thing you could do is to pick the pump you are going to use long term. Why spend money on a temporary pump just to spend more money on another one. An iwaki or pan world would be a good choice.

03/17/2006, 11:17 AM	#1
Tobman Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Steamboat Springs, Colorado Posts: 418	Powerhead for Adding Mix Water w/8' Head I am in the process of setting up a basement sump, which will eventually include a pump powerful enough to pump 600 gph up to the display tank with 8-12 feet of head. In the meantime, before I get that pump, I am wondering if there are powerheads strong enough to pump water from my saltwater mix can in the basement up to the tank at a flow just enough to get the water there through say 1/4 to 1/2 inch tubing. That way I don't have to lug buckets of water up to my living room. __________________ Go Broncos! Current Tank Info: 65g reef

03/17/2006, 11:26 AM	#2
thrlride Aka lemmywinks Join Date: May 2003 Location: Harrisburg, NC Posts: 8,017	a simply mag 2 to 5 may work for that though I'm not sure. __________________ Beer Snob Current Tank Info: 210 gallon FOWLR (H&S 200a-1260 , panworld 50px-x, 2x Vortech w/ WWD)

03/17/2006, 11:28 AM	#3
Tobman Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Steamboat Springs, Colorado Posts: 418	This looks like it might work and has an out flow that one could add tubing to, yes? __________________ Go Broncos! Current Tank Info: 65g reef

03/17/2006, 12:49 PM	#6
PiNaPLeX Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 439	a mag 3-5 has a maximum pumping height of only 10 feet. a mag 7 is 12feet, and a mag 9.5 is 13 feet. if youre distance is gonna be closer to 12ft, then go with at least a mag 9.5 __________________ PiNaPLe X - If fate really exsists, then it HATES my guts! Current Tank Info: 29g glass tank, Penguin 330 filter, AquaC Remora Skimmer, 2x65w PowerCompacts (10k & actinic), 90g RR AGA tank /w Megaflow(in progress), 40g Sump/Fuge, 2 x Seio 1500, Dolphin 800, 2x250W MH (XM 10k), 2x54W T5 (Actinic Plus + True Actinic)

03/17/2006, 11:49 AM	#4
Fiziksgeek Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxford, CT Posts: 1,565	go with a mag 3 or 5. They have good flow, a pretty inexspensive, and are good quality. The rio's arent nearly as good.

03/17/2006, 12:27 PM	#5
h20cooled Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Milwaukie, OR Posts: 1,016	Don't get the rio, unless you want a pump that will only last a couple of months... A mag or the Quiet 1 pump work great and will last a long time.

03/17/2006, 01:40 PM	#7
Fiziksgeek Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxford, CT Posts: 1,565	oops...Pinaplex is right..for some reason I was thinking you had only 6 ft of head. Honestly, the best thing you could do is to pick the pump you are going to use long term. Why spend money on a temporary pump just to spend more money on another one. An iwaki or pan world would be a good choice.