pumps for a 180 gallon?

enemec1 · 12/29/2006, 09:26 PM

I need sugestions for pumps to run a 180.
1. looking for a energy efficent return pump figure in 4foot of head space, internall or external.

2. also looking for a closed loop sugestion.

energey efficent is a must this will be an upgrade from my 75 gallon. I dont want all my expenses to sky rocket

thank you Eric

MGB · 12/29/2006, 10:53 PM

There's lots of options out there, and you probably won't go wrong if you pick one of the obvious brands. All I can say is faced with the same poblem I decided on the Pan World pump, a series that has got good reviews online and are reasonably priced, however I needed a pump that could handle head pressure. I would decide on which feature is most critical to your system design and try to fill that requirement first.

jag1979 · 12/30/2006, 07:01 AM

expensive but I really like the ehiem 1260, really quiet. I run one internal and one external they both work great

12/29/2006, 09:26 PM	#1
enemec1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rydal PA Posts: 907	pumps for a 180 gallon? I need sugestions for pumps to run a 180. 1. looking for a energy efficent return pump figure in 4foot of head space, internall or external. 2. also looking for a closed loop sugestion. energey efficent is a must this will be an upgrade from my 75 gallon. I dont want all my expenses to sky rocket thank you Eric __________________ Help my wife is going to kill me, I'm spending my sons college funds. Current Tank Info: two 30 gallon cubes

12/30/2006, 07:01 AM	#3
jag1979 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 982	expensive but I really like the ehiem 1260, really quiet. I run one internal and one external they both work great __________________ clowns, bi-color pseudo, coral beauty, yellow tang GBTA, crocea clam xenia, various polyps/zoa's, candy cane, tree leather, frogspawn, torch, various mushrooms, green/red plate, birdsnest Current Tank Info: 180 AGA, tunze 6100, 6025 and 6060, 3 x 250 mh's, 3 x 80 t5's, ASM G4+

12/29/2006, 10:53 PM	#2
MGB Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 270	There's lots of options out there, and you probably won't go wrong if you pick one of the obvious brands. All I can say is faced with the same poblem I decided on the Pan World pump, a series that has got good reviews online and are reasonably priced, however I needed a pump that could handle head pressure. I would decide on which feature is most critical to your system design and try to fill that requirement first.