Need some return pump ideas - Page 2

mitchwelt · 06/07/2011, 03:07 PM

what you need is my external panworld 200ps pump, all your troubles and heat problems will be solved, flow will be no problem anymore, plus it will attach directly to the acrylic sump you are about to buy...

stangd1909 · 06/07/2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mitchwelt

what you need is my external panworld 200ps pump, all your troubles and heat problems will be solved, flow will be no problem anymore, plus it will attach directly to the acrylic sump you are about to buy...

LOL...alright, you have sold me.

sjm817 · 06/07/2011, 04:14 PM

Thats not a pump I would use for that application. 290W, 39' max head.

mitchwelt · 06/07/2011, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sjm817

Thats not a pump I would use for that application. 290W, 39' max head.

Why not?, I've used this pump on my 210 with no problems, if u add up the wattage of running reactor pumps and powerheads, its about the same, atleast this is external which will not put heat in tank like magdrives will do,, plus is you throttle this down with a valve it wont be 290 watts

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sjm817 · 06/07/2011, 05:26 PM

For that app in a Panworld Id use a 100PXX for 130W . Thats 160W left over. You could get a heck of a lot more in tank flow with powerheads. I you want more return GPH, a Reeflo maybe. High wattage return pump is a very inefficient way to get display flow. I recommended an external, but a high head pump like that is not needed for that setup.

mitchwelt · 06/07/2011, 05:44 PM

The ps100 is rated 790gph that'd a turnover of just over 2 times hr, with the ps200 which is 1790gph, the turn over is 6, which is much better than 2, specially on a long 8foot tank

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sjm817 · 06/07/2011, 05:57 PM

A 100PXX is 1270 GPH. Not a ton but enough. You can get a 3250 GPH powerhead 10X turnover for 18W.

stangd1909 · 06/07/2011, 06:23 PM

I will be using the pump for only the returns...nothing else.

Thanks for the help you guys...

fishoutofwater · 06/07/2011, 09:49 PM

The Reeflo snapper/dart hybrid pump is 2400gph to 3600gph @ 98watts. Best pump and quietest out there IMHO.

06/07/2011, 04:14 PM	#28
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	Thats not a pump I would use for that application. 290W, 39' max head. __________________ - Scott

06/07/2011, 05:26 PM	#30
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	For that app in a Panworld Id use a 100PXX for 130W . Thats 160W left over. You could get a heck of a lot more in tank flow with powerheads. I you want more return GPH, a Reeflo maybe. High wattage return pump is a very inefficient way to get display flow. I recommended an external, but a high head pump like that is not needed for that setup. __________________ - Scott

06/07/2011, 05:57 PM	#32
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	A 100PXX is 1270 GPH. Not a ton but enough. You can get a 3250 GPH powerhead 10X turnover for 18W. __________________ - Scott

06/07/2011, 06:23 PM	#33
stangd1909 GO NOLES! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 622	I will be using the pump for only the returns...nothing else. Thanks for the help you guys... __________________ GO NOLES! 300 GALLON FOWLR BUILD IN PROGRESS

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06/07/2011, 03:07 PM	#26
mitchwelt tool repair man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: tamarac, fl Posts: 2,005	what you need is my external panworld 200ps pump, all your troubles and heat problems will be solved, flow will be no problem anymore, plus it will attach directly to the acrylic sump you are about to buy...

06/07/2011, 05:44 PM	#31
mitchwelt tool repair man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: tamarac, fl Posts: 2,005	The ps100 is rated 790gph that'd a turnover of just over 2 times hr, with the ps200 which is 1790gph, the turn over is 6, which is much better than 2, specially on a long 8foot tank sent from my evo using tapatalk

06/07/2011, 09:49 PM	#34
fishoutofwater Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: OLYMPIA, WA Posts: 138	The Reeflo snapper/dart hybrid pump is 2400gph to 3600gph @ 98watts. Best pump and quietest out there IMHO.