Mag drive 7 externally

dmbnpj · 11/25/2007, 10:13 AM

I was just looking into whether or not you can run a mag drive pump externally? Anyone doing this? I thought I remember seeing that they could run wet/dry but then came across where they say they are not recommended to run externally? I have a knockoff mag 7 pump that I am using with my calcium reactor. I have been running it externally for about a month now.

Thanks for any help

MalHavoc · 11/25/2007, 10:14 AM

yes, you can.

dmbnpj · 11/25/2007, 10:25 AM

Great, thanks!

DrBegalke · 11/25/2007, 11:00 AM

I don't know about a "knock-off"... what brand is it?

mg426 · 11/25/2007, 11:03 AM

I used a mag 9.5 eveternally for a couple of years, no leaks or problems.

Aquarist007 · 11/25/2007, 11:04 AM

I am running a mag3600 externally due to heat issues in the water column. The draw back is the noise.

11/25/2007, 10:13 AM	#1
dmbnpj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north carolina Posts: 1,914	Mag drive 7 externally I was just looking into whether or not you can run a mag drive pump externally? Anyone doing this? I thought I remember seeing that they could run wet/dry but then came across where they say they are not recommended to run externally? I have a knockoff mag 7 pump that I am using with my calcium reactor. I have been running it externally for about a month now. Thanks for any help

11/25/2007, 10:14 AM	#2
MalHavoc Infinitely Prolonged Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 10,850	yes, you can. __________________ Jason "Empathy, he once had decided, must be limited to herbivores or anyhow omnivores who could depart from a meat diet. Because, ultimately, the empathic gift blurred the boundaries between hunter and victim, between the successful and the defeated." -- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K Dick

11/25/2007, 11:00 AM	#4
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	I don't know about a "knock-off"... what brand is it? __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

11/25/2007, 11:03 AM	#5
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I used a mag 9.5 eveternally for a couple of years, no leaks or problems. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

11/25/2007, 11:04 AM	#6
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	I am running a mag3600 externally due to heat issues in the water column. The draw back is the noise. __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

11/25/2007, 10:25 AM	#3
dmbnpj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north carolina Posts: 1,914	Great, thanks!