Need a pump recomendatiom for closed loop
 

I have a 58 gallon reef with some dead spots so I opened up my rockwork and am going to introduce more flow through a closed loop. I was looking at the gen-x mak4. Will this pump do the job? It is rated to do 1190 gph? If not this one wich one.

Heres a link to the pump [url]http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps_gen-x_mak-4_mak-5.asp?CartId=[/url]


thanx

I run one on my skimmer. Good reliable pump (knock on wood).

Kinda loud though - if you're putting this in the stand, I'd reconsider...

What pump would you recomend instead?

As long as heat isn't an issue Velocity T4 would work well and is super quiet.

Sequnce dart very quit.

man the sequnce and velocity are both pretty pricey? Are there any others that are a bit cheaper ($120 range). If not I guess Ill have to keep saving up.... like always. Is the panworld 50px reliable and quite?

My panworld (Blue line) is way quieter than my Gen-X. Others have reported that theirs are loud, but mine is as quiet as my Dart. May want to look into them [url=http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps_pan_world_magnetic_px_ps.asp?CartId=]here[/URL] .

Go with the mak4. Its a great pump.

Iwaki 40 rlxt Japanese motor. Time proven reliable pump.

Relatively quiet although none are silent except for the Velocity which has heat transfer issues.

how about a mag 5 or 7

I want something bigger than a mag 5 or 7. Are the bigger mags reliable?

They're reliable, but have a lot of heat transfer and can be very noisy. I had the Eheim pumps recommended to me instead of the mags.

[QUOTE][i]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7702741#post7702741 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TurboSnail8898 [/i]
[B]They're reliable, but have a lot of heat transfer and can be very noisy. I had the Eheim pumps recommended to me instead of the mags. [/B][/QUOTE]

All of mine have been fine...and shirley if its a closed loop the pump is outside of the water.