$250 pick your pump

xdusty6920 · #1 10/22/2005, 01:39 AM

well im not saticfied with the 2 1200mjs i have in my 55 right now so i want to upgrade and get some serious flow going. i was thinking in the $200-$250 range. so pretty much what im asking is if this was your tank and your cash what would you get? how many of them?

Anemia · #2 10/22/2005, 02:21 AM

Are you talking about setting up a closed loop? In a 55 I think you would do well with something in the 1200-1500 gph range. Look for something by sequence, blueline, or iwaki.

The "how many of them" comment kind of threw me for a loop as to whether or not you're talking about a closed loop.

xdusty6920 · #3 10/22/2005, 02:45 AM

no i was thinking more along the lines of ph's. but somthing with umph. tunze seio etc

xdusty6920 · #4 10/22/2005, 01:40 PM

anyone?

PelagicMagic · #5 10/22/2005, 02:18 PM

MAGDRIVE 18 or maybe smaller

scottfarcuz · #6 10/22/2005, 03:21 PM

If your into sps I would go with a tunze 6000 or 6100 on a controller. Either would cost more than $250.I belive the 6000 with controller is around $320.

If your into LPS/Softies I would add a couple more MJ on a wavemaker. Seio is ok I guess. I like wave action and the seio cant do that...

know-it-all · #7 10/22/2005, 09:40 PM

T4 on a closed loop
heat issues aside, the best external pump I've used

xdusty6920 · #8 10/23/2005, 05:11 AM

i was thinking about a simple idea for max flow. i was thinking of mounting a pump to the back of my canopy (few inches above water level) having a 6 inch line from the inlet to a few inches under the surface of the display. then having a return line "T"ed off and ran to the corners of the tank. sound dumb or would it work out the way im picturing it?

asnatlas · #9 10/23/2005, 06:57 AM

I would go with a Tunze 6000... For your 55gal you would prob have to dial it down a little but I think you will love it...

Shawn

asnatlas · #10 10/23/2005, 06:58 AM

Tunze Turbelle Stream Pump 6000

Shawn

ChemE · #11 10/23/2005, 07:56 AM

Tunze 6000 w/ the controller for sure; its what I'm doing for my 55.

xdusty6920 · #12 10/23/2005, 11:18 PM

that was actually one of the options i was strongly considering. i ran into lack of knowledge about tunze though. if i were to buy a single tunze 6000 with a 7071 single controller what other adapters and extras would i really need to make it a worth while investment.

prodman · #13 10/23/2005, 11:50 PM

The only other thing you might want is a tunze magnet to mount it on. Its not needed but nice.

asnatlas · #14 10/24/2005, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by prodman
The only other thing you might want is a tunze magnet to mount it on. Its not needed but nice.

I agree, I own 5 sets of Tunzes (10 in total) and I have a 6200.50 (the largerest) magnet for each one of them... The only way to mount them...

Shawn