having trouble deciding what return pump to use

jayb12 · 07/10/2009, 09:56 PM

tank is 244 gallons my sump is 100 gallons.

so many brands and different rates im just not sure what to get!

i know for sure the pump will be fully submerged and it would need to be pumped roughly 5 feet up.

i was thinking a mag 24?

ide rather go overpowered rather then under, i was planning on having a t fitting that i could route back to the tank and control it with a ball fitting

jayb12 · 07/11/2009, 10:55 AM

ttt

jayinh · 07/11/2009, 06:41 PM

does it need to be submersible?

KevinYates · 07/11/2009, 06:56 PM

who says you can only have 1 return pump?

i would use two ehiem 1262s if it were me.

the quality is unbeatable, and definatly worth the money down the road when you either.

get sick of the mag24 noise
or it breaks.

dont have to worry about any of that with ehiem.

But, personally i would try my best to come up with a way to get a external pump in the set up.

07/10/2009, 09:56 PM	#1
jayb12 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: niagara falls, canada Posts: 552	having trouble deciding what return pump to use tank is 244 gallons my sump is 100 gallons. so many brands and different rates im just not sure what to get! i know for sure the pump will be fully submerged and it would need to be pumped roughly 5 feet up. i was thinking a mag 24? ide rather go overpowered rather then under, i was planning on having a t fitting that i could route back to the tank and control it with a ball fitting

07/11/2009, 10:55 AM	#2
jayb12 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: niagara falls, canada Posts: 552	ttt __________________ 250 gal aggressive reef tank. 24" zebra moray------- 5" emperor snapper 5" yellow tang---------- 5" purple tang 3" volitan lion----------- 12" volitan lion 5" cinnamon clowns--- 6" clown trigger 11" harliquin tusk------ 6" niger trigger various sps, lps and soft corals and one hell of a clean up crew!

07/11/2009, 06:41 PM	#3
jayinh Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: nh Posts: 391	does it need to be submersible? __________________ Hi my name is jay and im a reefaholic (pause) HI JAY Current Tank Info: 60 CUBE, GEN1 RADION, AUTO WATER CHANGE BUILDER AT LARGE!

07/11/2009, 06:56 PM	#4
KevinYates Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 194	who says you can only have 1 return pump? i would use two ehiem 1262s if it were me. the quality is unbeatable, and definatly worth the money down the road when you either. get sick of the mag24 noise or it breaks. dont have to worry about any of that with ehiem. But, personally i would try my best to come up with a way to get a external pump in the set up. Last edited by KevinYates; 07/11/2009 at 07:07 PM.