mag 18

kitsapdan · 08/16/2008, 06:00 PM

is a mag 18 to small for a 200 gollan tank for a return pump

A sea K · 08/16/2008, 06:15 PM

Its what I've been using for the last 2 years on my 210. A very good match for my particular set-up.

bboshart · 08/16/2008, 06:27 PM

How much head? You can calculate your head loss and predict your flow rate here.

kitsapdan · 08/16/2008, 06:30 PM

thank you for the help

Curve · 08/16/2008, 06:47 PM

That is what I will be using on my 225 reef.

kitsapdan · 08/16/2008, 07:57 PM

cool sounds like it will work

Lutefisk · 08/17/2008, 06:37 AM

It will be fine.

The purpose of a return pump is to cycle water through the sump for treatment rather than circulation.

Yeah, I know there are people with several thousand gallons per hour circulating through their sump. They're just paying a lot of extra money for the electricity to lift all that water back up to the tank, likely creating bubbles, etc.

You're fine.

Paul

08/16/2008, 06:00 PM	#1
kitsapdan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: poulsbo,wa Posts: 62	mag 18 is a mag 18 to small for a 200 gollan tank for a return pump

08/16/2008, 06:15 PM	#2
A sea K Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Branford Fl Posts: 3,024	Its what I've been using for the last 2 years on my 210. A very good match for my particular set-up. __________________ I am not a pro so excuse me if I'm wrong. Current Tank Info: 30gal Deep Blue rimless 9/10/2014, 80gal Deep Blue rimless 40gal sump/refugium 9/11/16 LPS reef, 2 x Kessil A160 with a single Maxspect Razor, RO Prime 150INT skimmer, Sicce 3 return pump, Vortech MP40 and MP10

08/16/2008, 06:47 PM	#5
Curve Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Farmerville, Louisiana Posts: 652	That is what I will be using on my 225 reef. __________________ If you don't take some meds, you're going to burn out of this hobby everytime a shrimp farts. Current Tank Info: 210 aggresive, 3 gallon led build

08/17/2008, 06:37 AM	#7
Lutefisk Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 1,686	It will be fine. The purpose of a return pump is to cycle water through the sump for treatment rather than circulation. Yeah, I know there are people with several thousand gallons per hour circulating through their sump. They're just paying a lot of extra money for the electricity to lift all that water back up to the tank, likely creating bubbles, etc. You're fine. Paul __________________ lu·te·fisk (lôô'tə-fĭsk') n. A traditional Scandinavian dish prepared by soaking air-dried cod in a lye solution for several weeks, a process that gives the dish its gelatinous consistency. Current Tank Info: 155 bow front plus misc other tanks.

08/16/2008, 06:27 PM	#3
bboshart Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Atwood, Ontario Canada Posts: 99	How much head? You can calculate your head loss and predict your flow rate here.

08/16/2008, 06:30 PM	#4
kitsapdan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: poulsbo,wa Posts: 62	thank you for the help

08/16/2008, 07:57 PM	#6
kitsapdan Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: poulsbo,wa Posts: 62	cool sounds like it will work