Mag drive for 60 cube?

Mark687 · 12/26/2013, 04:30 PM

What size mag drive would be good for my 60 gallon cube?

Meanstreet5150 · 12/26/2013, 05:24 PM

Marineland 60 cube with overflow or without

Mark687 · 12/26/2013, 09:10 PM

With overflow.

Meanstreet5150 · 12/26/2013, 09:28 PM

I have the same thing and have a mag 7 on it. But I can honestly say this tank is the worst piece of **** I have ever owned. You can't turn the pump up because the way they set the drain line and return line is very inadequate. It constantly sounds like a toilet flushing. So you have to turn the pump down so low it barely pushes any water. It is a terrible design, all I can say is good luck with it. If it is a new tank, and you can return it please do. Garbage mine has been up for over a year and it is coming down.

ReefDoberman · 12/26/2013, 10:45 PM

Go with a quiet one 4000 or 5000 over a mag

bglegs · 12/27/2013, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meanstreet5150

I have the same thing and have a mag 7 on it. But I can honestly say this tank is the worst piece of **** I have ever owned. You can't turn the pump up because the way they set the drain line and return line is very inadequate. It constantly sounds like a toilet flushing. So you have to turn the pump down so low it barely pushes any water. It is a terrible design, all I can say is good luck with it. If it is a new tank, and you can return it please do. Garbage mine has been up for over a year and it is coming down.

It sounds like the water level in the overflow is flucuating up and down,if that's the case then you need to drill out the vent hole in the drain pipe.One drill size at a time.

Meanstreet5150 · 12/27/2013, 07:00 AM

It is already drilled from the factory. I am new to this site but have been doing this along time. I have tried lower rated pumps all the way up, Making sure the drain tubing is below the surface of the water in the sump. Maybe because it was sucking air. It is just terrible and if you do a search on here you will find more people who think the same and have the same problem. It is junk

bglegs · 12/27/2013, 07:12 AM

I did this to a rr 90 gal,that had a mag 9.5 and it worked .It was a friends setup.

12/26/2013, 04:30 PM	#1
Mark687 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 51	Mag drive for 60 cube? What size mag drive would be good for my 60 gallon cube?

12/26/2013, 05:24 PM	#2
Meanstreet5150 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 117	Marineland 60 cube with overflow or without

12/26/2013, 09:10 PM	#3
Mark687 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 51	With overflow.

12/26/2013, 09:28 PM	#4
Meanstreet5150 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 117	I have the same thing and have a mag 7 on it. But I can honestly say this tank is the worst piece of **** I have ever owned. You can't turn the pump up because the way they set the drain line and return line is very inadequate. It constantly sounds like a toilet flushing. So you have to turn the pump down so low it barely pushes any water. It is a terrible design, all I can say is good luck with it. If it is a new tank, and you can return it please do. Garbage mine has been up for over a year and it is coming down.

12/26/2013, 10:45 PM	#5
ReefDoberman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: PA Posts: 688	Go with a quiet one 4000 or 5000 over a mag

12/27/2013, 07:00 AM	#7
Meanstreet5150 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 117	It is already drilled from the factory. I am new to this site but have been doing this along time. I have tried lower rated pumps all the way up, Making sure the drain tubing is below the surface of the water in the sump. Maybe because it was sucking air. It is just terrible and if you do a search on here you will find more people who think the same and have the same problem. It is junk

12/27/2013, 07:12 AM	#8
bglegs Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 267	I did this to a rr 90 gal,that had a mag 9.5 and it worked .It was a friends setup.