What pump do you use for mixing water? - Page 2

Craig Lambert · 03/01/2006, 10:14 PM

I have a brute 32 and use a mag3. I like the combination

Btboy2004 · 03/01/2006, 11:08 PM

Brute 20 and MJ 900.

scunan · 03/02/2006, 07:16 AM

I use a tunze 6080 lol

lusenut2 · 03/02/2006, 08:35 AM

I use a mj 1200 also with a 40 gal trash can. I fill the can and add salt and let the pump run for a day or 2. It gives me time to make sure the salt mixture is right. For pumping it into the tank or buckets I bought a submersable pump from lowes for 50 bucks. I just pump the water right into the tank. It takes about 2 mins to pump 30 to 35 gals into the tank about 20 ft away.

know-it-all · 03/02/2006, 09:00 AM

I use my back-up mag 5 in a 30 gal can.

donfishy76 · 03/02/2006, 09:09 AM

I actually just use small rubbermaid totes, they are small and do not take up the space a trash can does. NO leaking, and mix right up with a Maxi-jet 900 or 1200.

simion3 · 03/02/2006, 09:12 AM

I use a Mag 7 in a 30 gallon trash can.

NoSchwag · 03/02/2006, 09:33 AM

I'm using an eheim 1250 in a brute.

the 1250 was a leftover from my whole slow flow thru sump debacle.

143gadgets · 03/02/2006, 11:26 AM

Mag 7

Alaskan Reefer · 03/02/2006, 03:10 PM

Mag 3, Mag 5, Mag 7 -- whichever of the old beasts happens to be closest. I use 5 gallon buckets (4 of them per water change) just so I can easily maneuver them for siphoning into the sump.

I also use Mag 3, Mag 5, Mag 7 -- whichever of the old beasts happens to be closest for mixing kalk in a 44 gallon Brute.

They're good, durable pumps that are powerful and don't require a lot of maintenance.

mace88 · 03/02/2006, 08:57 PM

Sen 900

DitchPlains2 · 03/02/2006, 10:57 PM

RIO 50 in a Oceanic 10g bucket lol

takes n hour to mix

I am cheap!
David

melev · 03/03/2006, 04:58 AM

RIO, baby! I use a Rio 2500 that I would never trust in my tank. It's great for mixing saltwater, and I can pump it via 10' of tubing into my sump when doing a water change.

Did you start plumbing the new tank yet? Need any more parts? I'd like to come over and help.

Kenzy · 03/03/2006, 09:21 AM

Mag5 to mix in a 25g trash can, then attach tubing to transfer to tank.

03/01/2006, 10:14 PM	#26
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	I have a brute 32 and use a mag3. I like the combination __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

03/02/2006, 09:00 AM	#30
know-it-all Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: in my now frozen chair (aka Wisconsin) Posts: 1,488	I use my back-up mag 5 in a 30 gal can. __________________ current tank 94 corner, SPS/LPS basement sump

03/02/2006, 09:33 AM	#33
NoSchwag Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterbury, Ct. Posts: 2,530	I'm using an eheim 1250 in a brute. the 1250 was a leftover from my whole slow flow thru sump debacle. __________________ Keeping low levels of po4 without chemicals since 2005. Current Tank Info: Beckett skimmed, penductor flowed, luminarc lighted, UV sterilized, litermeter dosed, Aquacontroller controlled, SPS dominated, 120 BB tank.

03/02/2006, 03:10 PM	#35
Alaskan Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eagle River, Alaska Posts: 2,360	Mag 3, Mag 5, Mag 7 -- whichever of the old beasts happens to be closest. I use 5 gallon buckets (4 of them per water change) just so I can easily maneuver them for siphoning into the sump. I also use Mag 3, Mag 5, Mag 7 -- whichever of the old beasts happens to be closest for mixing kalk in a 44 gallon Brute. They're good, durable pumps that are powerful and don't require a lot of maintenance. __________________ Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress

03/02/2006, 10:57 PM	#37
DitchPlains2 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: DIRTY JERZ Posts: 586	haha laugh at this RIO 50 in a Oceanic 10g bucket lol takes n hour to mix I am cheap! David

03/01/2006, 11:08 PM	#27
Btboy2004 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 215	Brute 20 and MJ 900.

03/02/2006, 07:16 AM	#28
scunan Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 298	I use a tunze 6080 lol

03/02/2006, 08:35 AM	#29
lusenut2 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ocoee, Fl Posts: 1,580	I use a mj 1200 also with a 40 gal trash can. I fill the can and add salt and let the pump run for a day or 2. It gives me time to make sure the salt mixture is right. For pumping it into the tank or buckets I bought a submersable pump from lowes for 50 bucks. I just pump the water right into the tank. It takes about 2 mins to pump 30 to 35 gals into the tank about 20 ft away.

03/02/2006, 09:09 AM	#31
donfishy76 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 667	I actually just use small rubbermaid totes, they are small and do not take up the space a trash can does. NO leaking, and mix right up with a Maxi-jet 900 or 1200.

03/02/2006, 09:12 AM	#32
simion3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada Posts: 238	I use a Mag 7 in a 30 gallon trash can.

03/02/2006, 11:26 AM	#34
143gadgets Moved On Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,151	Mag 7

03/02/2006, 08:57 PM	#36
mace88 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anderson Posts: 75	Sen 900

03/03/2006, 04:58 AM	#38
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	RIO, baby! I use a Rio 2500 that I would never trust in my tank. It's great for mixing saltwater, and I can pump it via 10' of tubing into my sump when doing a water change. Did you start plumbing the new tank yet? Need any more parts? I'd like to come over and help.

03/03/2006, 09:21 AM	#39
Kenzy Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Gananoque,ON Posts: 845	Mag5 to mix in a 25g trash can, then attach tubing to transfer to tank.