Return Pump 90 AGA Mega Flow

slapshot16 · 01/17/2008, 11:12 AM

I am upgrading from a 55 to a 90 AGA RR with a Mega Flow. Suggestions on a return pump? This will be my first tank with a sump. I would like a submersible pump. The sump will be under the tank.

Bill Boy · 01/17/2008, 12:06 PM

I am running a Mag 9.5. Any more flow than that and the Mega Flow won't be able to handle it. If your running a refugium it might be a little to strong, maybe Mag 7 would be better.

lhoy · 01/17/2008, 12:07 PM

The Eheim pumps are dead silent, run for years and can be run internal or external. The 1260 should be plenty.

Lee

trmiv · 01/17/2008, 12:14 PM

I used an Eheim 1260 on my 90. I've since moved and downgraded to a 65 and I'm still using the same pump. The Eheims are super reliable too. I got negligent on cleaning it once in my 90 and when I finally got around to it it was so caked with calcium that I couldn't get the impeller out, yet it still started up and ran fine even coated in calcium deposits. Compare that to the mag 7 it replaced that would fail to start if I looked at it funny.

LobsterOfJustice · 01/17/2008, 12:18 PM

Eheims are great pumps. A mag will do the job but an eheim will be better. My mag wouldnt restart after being shut off unless I pulled it out of the water.

slapshot16 · 01/17/2008, 12:30 PM

Thank you for the replies.

qfrisco · 01/17/2008, 02:14 PM

I have a Mag 7 on my 90G, pushing water about 4 feet up to my returns, and it seems to be working fine.

01/17/2008, 11:12 AM	#1
slapshot16 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 341	Return Pump 90 AGA Mega Flow I am upgrading from a 55 to a 90 AGA RR with a Mega Flow. Suggestions on a return pump? This will be my first tank with a sump. I would like a submersible pump. The sump will be under the tank.

01/17/2008, 12:07 PM	#3
lhoy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Georgetown, TX Posts: 431	The Eheim pumps are dead silent, run for years and can be run internal or external. The 1260 should be plenty. Lee __________________ I'm not A.D.D., I'm just . . . Hey look, a Squirrel! Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon Current Solana, (2) Tunze Nanostreams 6025, (1) Koralia Nano, Current Outer Orbit 150 Watt X 2 65 Watt PC, Current Prime 1/10th Chiller, Soon to be upgraded Skimmer

01/17/2008, 12:14 PM	#4
trmiv Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,082	I used an Eheim 1260 on my 90. I've since moved and downgraded to a 65 and I'm still using the same pump. The Eheims are super reliable too. I got negligent on cleaning it once in my 90 and when I finally got around to it it was so caked with calcium that I couldn't get the impeller out, yet it still started up and ran fine even coated in calcium deposits. Compare that to the mag 7 it replaced that would fail to start if I looked at it funny. __________________ Current tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 Deluxe, Avast Marine Pegleg 180 skimmer, Gyre 150, Eheim 1262 return

01/17/2008, 12:18 PM	#5
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	Eheims are great pumps. A mag will do the job but an eheim will be better. My mag wouldnt restart after being shut off unless I pulled it out of the water. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

01/17/2008, 12:06 PM	#2
Bill Boy Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 166	I am running a Mag 9.5. Any more flow than that and the Mega Flow won't be able to handle it. If your running a refugium it might be a little to strong, maybe Mag 7 would be better.

01/17/2008, 12:30 PM	#6
slapshot16 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 341	Thank you for the replies.

01/17/2008, 02:14 PM	#7
qfrisco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Area Posts: 1,389	I have a Mag 7 on my 90G, pushing water about 4 feet up to my returns, and it seems to be working fine.