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Posted: March 11 2005 at 12:15pm |
I currently have a RIO 2500 pump for my return. I know, I know. I would like to replace it with something better that will pump slightly more water. I have a 4-5 foot head to pump against, and 2 90 deg bends to the tank. Any suggestions?
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Edit: It must be a submersable.
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Posted: March 11 2005 at 12:17pm |
I have a mag 9.5 that I love to no end!
I would look in to the mag line, I have had no problems with this pump at all, I bought it online for a very good price.
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Posted: March 11 2005 at 12:50pm |
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I agree - Mag drives are definately the way to go. Quiet running and dependable
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Posted: March 11 2005 at 1:18pm |
I just did some research on the mag drives, and at my head the mag 7 pumps about 420 (less than I am moving now), and the 9.5 moves about 750 ( waaaay more than I am moving now, and probably too much for my overflow). I think I need a mag 8.0, too bad they don't make one.
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Posted: March 11 2005 at 6:44pm |
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You could still go with the 9.5 and throttle it down on the pressure side of the pump.
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Posted: March 11 2005 at 6:52pm |
I was thinking maybe a SCWD to throttle, but I don't know if my 1/2" loclines can handle the flow without cavitation/bubbles. Maybe if i removed the fan nozzles.
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Posted: March 11 2005 at 10:42pm |
I think I am somewhat lost.
Why would the fan nozzles or your loclines introduce bubbles from cavitation. Are they not on the pressure side of the pump? (Or return to the tank).
I could understand if they were on the suction side of the pump, however, that would just be sick and wrong!
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Posted: March 11 2005 at 10:47pm |
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I think I am lost, maybe they wouldn't cause bubbles. I was
thinking that if they couldn't handle the pressure there would be
turbulence and therefore bubbles. It is entirely likely that I am
way off here.
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Posted: March 21 2005 at 5:45pm |
Has anyone used a "Quietone" pump? The model 3000 should pump just a bit more without overflowing my tank.
I am still curious about throttleing down the mag 9.5. Theoretically at a 4' head my pump now is running about 529gph. I know that the elbows reduce that somewhat, I have been trying to make some sense of the chart Jon posted the other day. Perhaps I should have Jon just come over and take a look at my setup, because it seems like if I increase my flow much more, my overflow will not be able to handle it, or at least it will raise my water level too high.
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Sump, Fuge, G3, UV, O3, ACIII
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