Closed loop pump recommendations.

sw1tched · 07/27/2010, 08:59 AM

Im looking to put a closed loop on a 75 gallon tank. I already have the lines run, but need some recommendations on a pump. not looking to break the bank. looking for somewhere between 500 and 1000 GPH. (the lines that are run are 3/4)
Thanks

108reefer · 07/27/2010, 10:32 AM

Are you going to run it through some kind of switching valve (OM squirt, or squid) not that that really matters, but I thought I'd ask. I would suggest something like an Eheim, or quiet one. Get a higher quality pump that will last you, and be quiet. I have heard that Tunze makes a really nice and quiet return pump as well, just have no experience with it. I have an Eheim 1262 running my chiller, and it performs great, and is relatively silent. Just an FYI, I have a dolphin amp master 3600 with an OM 4 way for a closed loop in my 176 bow front. Just awesome.

evilc66 · 07/27/2010, 10:42 AM

I really like the new Maxijet Utility pumps. Very quiet, and efficient. The NJ4400 might fit the bill for what you need. I have an NJ5500 on my closed loop with an OM Super Squirt.

jesserettele · 07/29/2010, 07:44 PM

I have a panworld 200 ps http://www.panworldamericas.com/PSseries.html
it runs about 1,000 gph at about 3'-4' head. I ran 1" plumbing and fittingsand have it all running through a OM squirt valve. here is a couple videos of it working.

das75 · 07/29/2010, 08:33 PM

If you're planning SPS and going through the effort to drill and plumb a CL, I'd be looking for something more than the 500-1000 range.

sw1tched · 07/29/2010, 10:40 PM

no switching... just simple in & out. the only reason I decided to try the closed loop was due to the bulkheads already in place. figured I could get away without having a powerhead in the tank if I just plumb them together with a CL. It'll be a FOWLR tank, so I wont need tons of flow. Its basically going to be a single expensive powerhead.. so I figured I'd rather not spend hundreds on a pump for it. I think I like the Quiet one 3000 pump.
50 bux and done.
Jesse: that setup is pretty wicked. I'd like to see some vids after that tank is full of rock & corals.

07/27/2010, 08:59 AM	#1
sw1tched Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Omaha NE Posts: 130	Closed loop pump recommendations. Im looking to put a closed loop on a 75 gallon tank. I already have the lines run, but need some recommendations on a pump. not looking to break the bank. looking for somewhere between 500 and 1000 GPH. (the lines that are run are 3/4) Thanks __________________ 210g mixed reef display, 40g long sump, Euro-reef G4+ skimmer, Neptune Apex controller, 3 AI SOl LED fixtures. 65g FOWLR display, 40g breeder sump, T5 coralife fixture, ASM G3 skimmer. Current Tank Info: 210 gallon mixed reef, 65 gallon FOWLR

07/27/2010, 10:32 AM	#2
108reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: naples Posts: 355	Are you going to run it through some kind of switching valve (OM squirt, or squid) not that that really matters, but I thought I'd ask. I would suggest something like an Eheim, or quiet one. Get a higher quality pump that will last you, and be quiet. I have heard that Tunze makes a really nice and quiet return pump as well, just have no experience with it. I have an Eheim 1262 running my chiller, and it performs great, and is relatively silent. Just an FYI, I have a dolphin amp master 3600 with an OM 4 way for a closed loop in my 176 bow front. Just awesome. __________________ Matt the reefer Current Tank Info: Currently tankless.... Med school - need I say more...

07/29/2010, 07:44 PM	#4
jesserettele Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Spring Branch Posts: 72	I have a panworld 200 ps http://www.panworldamericas.com/PSseries.html it runs about 1,000 gph at about 3'-4' head. I ran 1" plumbing and fittingsand have it all running through a OM squirt valve. here is a couple videos of it working. __________________ If you want to play you gotta pay. Current Tank Info: 75 display, 75 sump/fuge

07/29/2010, 08:33 PM	#5
das75 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 2,269	If you're planning SPS and going through the effort to drill and plumb a CL, I'd be looking for something more than the 500-1000 range. __________________ . Current Tank Info: 145g Starfire display (mixed reef) w/75g basement sump & 20g refugium, Barracuda return, Dart w/OM 4way CL, AI Hydras and Director.

07/29/2010, 10:40 PM	#6
sw1tched Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Omaha NE Posts: 130	no switching... just simple in & out. the only reason I decided to try the closed loop was due to the bulkheads already in place. figured I could get away without having a powerhead in the tank if I just plumb them together with a CL. It'll be a FOWLR tank, so I wont need tons of flow. Its basically going to be a single expensive powerhead.. so I figured I'd rather not spend hundreds on a pump for it. I think I like the Quiet one 3000 pump. 50 bux and done. Jesse: that setup is pretty wicked. I'd like to see some vids after that tank is full of rock & corals. __________________ 210g mixed reef display, 40g long sump, Euro-reef G4+ skimmer, Neptune Apex controller, 3 AI SOl LED fixtures. 65g FOWLR display, 40g breeder sump, T5 coralife fixture, ASM G3 skimmer. Current Tank Info: 210 gallon mixed reef, 65 gallon FOWLR

07/27/2010, 10:42 AM	#3
evilc66 Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 245	I really like the new Maxijet Utility pumps. Very quiet, and efficient. The NJ4400 might fit the bill for what you need. I have an NJ5500 on my closed loop with an OM Super Squirt.

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