Maxi-Jet 1200 for mixing salt?

El Langostino · 01/23/2006, 10:23 PM

Wil a Maxi-Jet 1200 be sufficient for mixing salt in the standard 5 gallon oceanic buckets? thanks.

Fred_J · 01/23/2006, 10:33 PM

I use one to mix salt in my 40 gallon rubbermaid container. It will have pleanty of power.
Fred

egdevilboy · 01/23/2006, 10:39 PM

yea it will work wonderfully.

like mentioned above, it could be used on tubs up to 50 gallons without a problem.

Just make sure the salt stays suspended

bertoni · 01/23/2006, 11:51 PM

I actually use a Micro-Jet, and that's plenty for a 5g container, IME.

fareforce · 01/24/2006, 01:14 AM

i use a 1200 with a venturi to mix mine 5 gals at a time. works great!

chip721 · 01/24/2006, 08:59 AM

I use one to mix the salt and also to pump it from a 5 gal bucket.

Ti · 01/24/2006, 01:08 PM

295 gph in a 5g bucket, yes it would be fine.

Entropy · 01/24/2006, 01:23 PM

I am using a MJ400 and it works fine. A mj1200 would be fine.

Mykayel · 01/24/2006, 04:28 PM

It would be overkill but work perfectly fine.

xtrstangx · 01/24/2006, 04:36 PM

It'll be fine.

FWIW, I used a MJ 1200 in a 32g bucket for a while. Sometimes the salt would settle in one little part of the bucket, but you just have to shake the cord of the pump (up and down usually works) and it will redirection itself. This usually gets rid of the last bit of salt. I put a Seio 820 in my mixing bucket since I had an extra laying around, works just as well (still have dead spots)

THEBMAN · 01/24/2006, 04:49 PM

I agree with that it would be fine, but i think that in a 5 gallon bucket your probably going to have water on the floor, it is diffently a overkill, you could save on cost and down size to a mag700 which would still be more than adequate.

clsanchez77 · 01/24/2006, 04:56 PM

Mag 7 - 700gph at $59.95 at 70W
Maxi-jet MP1200 - 295gph at $29.95 at 20W

Uhhmmm....Don't see it.

I used a maxi-jet 1200 in a 5 gallon bucket and its fine.

radone · 01/24/2006, 05:02 PM

I use the mag 7 since I already had it but the MJ1200 should work, my mag 7 is also the pump I use to do water changes which only takes me about ten minutes.

THEBMAN · 01/24/2006, 05:07 PM

yeah my bad, i just miss read when skimming down the threads, thought he was talking about the mag 1200 pumps,

yeah i feel stupid

radone · 01/24/2006, 05:18 PM

Ah don't feel bad when I wanna get it done I throw in a Mag18

01/23/2006, 10:23 PM	#1
El Langostino Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Georgia Posts: 384	Maxi-Jet 1200 for mixing salt? Wil a Maxi-Jet 1200 be sufficient for mixing salt in the standard 5 gallon oceanic buckets? thanks.

01/23/2006, 10:33 PM	#2
Fred_J Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Goldsboro, NC Posts: 514	I use one to mix salt in my 40 gallon rubbermaid container. It will have pleanty of power. Fred __________________ Fred Current Tank Info: 75g reef 20g sump, 55g reef 10g sump

01/23/2006, 11:51 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I actually use a Micro-Jet, and that's plenty for a 5g container, IME. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/24/2006, 01:14 AM	#5
fareforce Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Anchorage, AK (Alaska) Home of the frozen weasel Posts: 1,811	i use a 1200 with a venturi to mix mine 5 gals at a time. works great! __________________ It's not my fault!!! It was an I.D.ten.T. thing.. Gosh!!!! (ID10T) --------------------------------------------- Click the red house to see my current build thread! Current Tank Info: Current Project. 110 gallon starphire.

01/24/2006, 01:08 PM	#7
Ti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 7,927	295 gph in a 5g bucket, yes it would be fine. __________________ Hair algae is my Macro algae.

01/23/2006, 10:39 PM	#3
egdevilboy Moved On Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southern Florida Posts: 620	yea it will work wonderfully. like mentioned above, it could be used on tubs up to 50 gallons without a problem. Just make sure the salt stays suspended

01/24/2006, 08:59 AM	#6
chip721 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alexandria, Virginia Posts: 1,260	I use one to mix the salt and also to pump it from a 5 gal bucket.

01/24/2006, 01:23 PM	#8
Entropy Texas Reefer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 13,656	I am using a MJ400 and it works fine. A mj1200 would be fine. __________________ Rich Overton 150G cube FOWLR, 30g sump, ReefKeeperII, 3x Koralia 1400's, QuiteOne 3000, Reef Octopus DNWB150, 4x 30w Par38 LED. Current Tank Info: 36x36x27 150g

01/24/2006, 04:28 PM	#9
Mykayel Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 586	It would be overkill but work perfectly fine.

01/24/2006, 04:36 PM	#10
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	It'll be fine. FWIW, I used a MJ 1200 in a 32g bucket for a while. Sometimes the salt would settle in one little part of the bucket, but you just have to shake the cord of the pump (up and down usually works) and it will redirection itself. This usually gets rid of the last bit of salt. I put a Seio 820 in my mixing bucket since I had an extra laying around, works just as well (still have dead spots)

01/24/2006, 04:49 PM	#11
THEBMAN Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 317	I agree with that it would be fine, but i think that in a 5 gallon bucket your probably going to have water on the floor, it is diffently a overkill, you could save on cost and down size to a mag700 which would still be more than adequate.

01/24/2006, 04:56 PM	#12
clsanchez77 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Metairie, La Posts: 822	Mag 7 - 700gph at $59.95 at 70W Maxi-jet MP1200 - 295gph at $29.95 at 20W Uhhmmm....Don't see it. I used a maxi-jet 1200 in a 5 gallon bucket and its fine.

01/24/2006, 05:02 PM	#13
radone Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,167	I use the mag 7 since I already had it but the MJ1200 should work, my mag 7 is also the pump I use to do water changes which only takes me about ten minutes. __________________ Romeo Current Tank Info: Pennisula Style 210G mixed reef, Primary lighting 250w MH 10k's, 160w VHO actinic supplement, custom 75G sump,

01/24/2006, 05:07 PM	#14
THEBMAN Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 317	yeah my bad, i just miss read when skimming down the threads, thought he was talking about the mag 1200 pumps, yeah i feel stupid

01/24/2006, 05:18 PM	#15
radone Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,167	Ah don't feel bad when I wanna get it done I throw in a Mag18