CHoices on pump

i2go · 11/05/2006, 09:08 PM

Hi,
i am starting on a 50gallon long tank, and i cant make up my mind on which kind of return pump i should get. In the tank im going to have 2 seio 820. I have been offered a rio 12, 32,26 HF. A sedra 12000, and a QO 4000 and 3000 for a pretty cheap price, but i cant make up my mind. Help plz!!!
thanks

sir_dudeguy · 11/05/2006, 09:20 PM

imo stay away from rio's if you've got another option. I just had my 3rd rio pump die on me 3 days ago. It was the 600H or something like that. I think it only did 660 gph but still...thats the 3rd one i've had die and ive only had tanks for the past year. At 35 bucks a pump or whatever it is...i'd rather pay more for a stronger/better one in the future. (oh, and all those pumps were less than 6 months old)

Dont know nothin about the sedra's, but i've only heard good things about the quiet ones.

i2go · 11/06/2006, 11:54 PM

Hmm..well this rio HF 32 this guy offered me, sounded good but i dont know if it would last more than 1 month. Any more input? thanks sire_dudeguy

neotekz · 11/07/2006, 12:18 AM

my sedra that's on my skimmer is very loud, not sure if the same thing goes for the non needlewheel ones.
i've also heard of quite ones pumps have problems with restarting.

check out magdrives and eheims, eheims are more expensive but worth it.

sir_dudeguy · 11/07/2006, 07:11 AM

well on a return pump you shouldnt have to worry about having to restart the pump a whole lot except for on the rare occasion that there is a power outage. But its not like you're gonna have a return pump on a wave maker timer or anything, so i wouldnt worry about the restarting problem imo...you shouldnt be turning it on and off to begin with.

11/05/2006, 09:08 PM	#1
i2go Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 674	CHoices on pump Hi, i am starting on a 50gallon long tank, and i cant make up my mind on which kind of return pump i should get. In the tank im going to have 2 seio 820. I have been offered a rio 12, 32,26 HF. A sedra 12000, and a QO 4000 and 3000 for a pretty cheap price, but i cant make up my mind. Help plz!!! thanks

11/05/2006, 09:20 PM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	imo stay away from rio's if you've got another option. I just had my 3rd rio pump die on me 3 days ago. It was the 600H or something like that. I think it only did 660 gph but still...thats the 3rd one i've had die and ive only had tanks for the past year. At 35 bucks a pump or whatever it is...i'd rather pay more for a stronger/better one in the future. (oh, and all those pumps were less than 6 months old) Dont know nothin about the sedra's, but i've only heard good things about the quiet ones. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

11/07/2006, 07:11 AM	#5
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	well on a return pump you shouldnt have to worry about having to restart the pump a whole lot except for on the rare occasion that there is a power outage. But its not like you're gonna have a return pump on a wave maker timer or anything, so i wouldnt worry about the restarting problem imo...you shouldnt be turning it on and off to begin with. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

11/06/2006, 11:54 PM	#3
i2go Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 674	Hmm..well this rio HF 32 this guy offered me, sounded good but i dont know if it would last more than 1 month. Any more input? thanks sire_dudeguy

11/07/2006, 12:18 AM	#4
neotekz Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: ottawa, Ontario Posts: 698	my sedra that's on my skimmer is very loud, not sure if the same thing goes for the non needlewheel ones. i've also heard of quite ones pumps have problems with restarting. check out magdrives and eheims, eheims are more expensive but worth it.