mag-drive external?

Shannonsreef · 07/21/2006, 10:03 PM

Was just wondering if anybody has ran any of the Mag-drive pumps externaly and with what kind ofsucess? The reason I'm asking is I stumdled upon a mag-24 that is too big for its present tank and i'm thinking of using it for a closed loop pump.Thanks guys.

wishntoboutside · 07/21/2006, 10:24 PM

the mag pumps do work well. This may heat your tank as a closed loop. I would be cautious on external mounting some after a while may tend to leak.

physicslord · 07/21/2006, 11:07 PM

Yeah, they leak. It's not anything that would cause a flood but it's like one drip a minute which is too much to justify.

Lordhelmet · 07/21/2006, 11:34 PM

Iv'e run my Mag 12 external for 14 months with no leaks or even salt creep. Great idea to cut down on heat IMO.

mg426 · 07/21/2006, 11:35 PM

I have run new mags external, never had a problem

iamquockie · 07/22/2006, 09:21 AM

i run two mags externally--one of them leaked for a minute, but a bit of waterproof silicone and that was it. mag 24 for closed loop? ummm how big is this tank

hoover86 · 07/22/2006, 10:23 AM

I've heard with regular maintenace (which they suggest) that you don't really have any problems, maybe a slow leak like some have said, but IMO, put a towel under it, because it will need to be on something soft anyway so it doesn't vibrate on a solid surface and get loud anyway, PROBLEM SOLVED!!

Jeremy Blaze · 07/22/2006, 10:35 AM

I am running a Mag 12 external, no problems.

I ran a Mag 7 a couple years ago, it was used, and leaked, replaced it with a new one, and it did not leak.

Shannonsreef · 07/22/2006, 09:06 PM

thanks guys, I'm going to be running it on my 75g BB, untill I can afford a reeflo dart that is.

RichConley · 07/22/2006, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iamquockie
i run two mags externally--one of them leaked for a minute, but a bit of waterproof silicone and that was it. mag 24 for closed loop? ummm how big is this tank

Buy yourself a sequence snapper. Same flow, $25 less a month to run.

RichConley · 07/22/2006, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shannonsreef
thanks guys, I'm going to be running it on my 75g BB, untill I can afford a reeflo dart that is.

A mag 24 costs $130. A sequence dart $199. The mag uses 265, the sequence 140 (and has 50% more flow).

That being said, that 125 extra watts will cost you $18 a month, so the $70 you're saving will be wasted in electricity in 4 months.

goda · 07/22/2006, 11:26 PM

i saw picts of a mag 5 that boiled from being out side a tank

it looked like.... geez.... big bubbles under the surface of the plastic.. BIG ONES looked like some one pumped air into the plastic and let it bow out and .. it looked weird... do a search for it

goda · 07/22/2006, 11:27 PM

mag pumps say not for external use on saltwater

07/21/2006, 10:03 PM	#1
Shannonsreef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bismarck ND Posts: 50	mag-drive external? Was just wondering if anybody has ran any of the Mag-drive pumps externaly and with what kind ofsucess? The reason I'm asking is I stumdled upon a mag-24 that is too big for its present tank and i'm thinking of using it for a closed loop pump.Thanks guys.

07/21/2006, 11:07 PM	#3
physicslord Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Santa Cruz Posts: 469	Yeah, they leak. It's not anything that would cause a flood but it's like one drip a minute which is too much to justify. __________________ a border collie is my pilot animal Current Tank Info: 12 gal. JBJ nanoDX, BB, 2x24W PC lighting, JBJ ballast, Maxijet 400 powerhead, Hagen Tronic 100W heater, Red Sea 60 skimmer with Hagen Elite 802 pump.

07/21/2006, 11:34 PM	#4
Lordhelmet Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,008	Iv'e run my Mag 12 external for 14 months with no leaks or even salt creep. Great idea to cut down on heat IMO. __________________ I need a new signiture Current Tank Info: 90 gallon, 14 gallon

07/21/2006, 11:35 PM	#5
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I have run new mags external, never had a problem __________________ 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

07/22/2006, 10:23 AM	#7
hoover86 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rockledge FL Posts: 388	I've heard with regular maintenace (which they suggest) that you don't really have any problems, maybe a slow leak like some have said, but IMO, put a towel under it, because it will need to be on something soft anyway so it doesn't vibrate on a solid surface and get loud anyway, PROBLEM SOLVED!! __________________ -Josh-

07/21/2006, 10:24 PM	#2
wishntoboutside professional snow flake Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Riverside, Cali Posts: 5,962	the mag pumps do work well. This may heat your tank as a closed loop. I would be cautious on external mounting some after a while may tend to leak.

07/22/2006, 09:21 AM	#6
iamquockie Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: dfw Posts: 276	i run two mags externally--one of them leaked for a minute, but a bit of waterproof silicone and that was it. mag 24 for closed loop? ummm how big is this tank

07/22/2006, 10:35 AM	#8
Jeremy Blaze Former Reef Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Washington, IN Posts: 5,864	I am running a Mag 12 external, no problems. I ran a Mag 7 a couple years ago, it was used, and leaked, replaced it with a new one, and it did not leak. __________________ Trust me my friend, the names are not important at all. I've own hundreds of different zoas and palys and don't know the name of a single one. In my opinion, they are a waste of valuable time. Mucho Reef

07/22/2006, 09:06 PM	#9
Shannonsreef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bismarck ND Posts: 50	thanks guys, I'm going to be running it on my 75g BB, untill I can afford a reeflo dart that is.

07/22/2006, 11:26 PM	#12
goda Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fortlauderdale florida area Posts: 1,874	i saw picts of a mag 5 that boiled from being out side a tank it looked like.... geez.... big bubbles under the surface of the plastic.. BIG ONES looked like some one pumped air into the plastic and let it bow out and .. it looked weird... do a search for it

07/22/2006, 11:27 PM	#13
goda Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fortlauderdale florida area Posts: 1,874	mag pumps say not for external use on saltwater