Mag Supreme Drive 24 Pump, some Qs

[easydoesit]

anyone use this pump or heard anything about it? im thinking about using it for my sump return.

if im right, an okay flow rate for oscars is the total gallonsx6. would this be too much water movement for slow moving oscars?
anyway, this is what i planned it to be.
this pump has a max flow rate of 2400 GPH. Im aiming for 1800 GPH, and the pump is going to be about 4 ft from the highest return line.
it says 4 ft head height it flows at 2000 GPH.. is it safe to say that flowing through the all the return line PVC, the flow rate would slow to about 1800 or 1850 GPH?

another question..

im not using my overflows, im blocking the 2" holes in each overflow because i cant make a stand. im going to get 1 pump to put in each overflow.. both overflow pumps together will equal my GPH rate of my return pump.

how hard will this be to do, to get the 2 overflow pump rates to equal the return pump rate? is it going to be a wicked PITA? is it even possible?

 

[Bud8Fan]

I use the Mag Drive 2400 in my sump and I love it. One of these days I'll get around to putting my flow meter on it.

You are setting yourself up for disaster by pumping water to your sump. What happens if your 2400 stops running? Your sump floods and your tank drains down to the inlet of your overflow pumps.

 

[easydoesit]

thanks bud8. i have overflow corners in my tank, the sections are only 1-2" from the top of my tank, so it wouldnt overflow all over the place if the return pump shut off.
so if the 2400 shut off, the 2 pumps in the overflows would try to pump but would prob. get messed up because they wouldnt be pumping water.
the reason why i think im setting up for a disaster is because i dont think ill be able to match the 2 overflow pump rate to the return pump rate exactly

 

[Bud8Fan]

Matching them exactly will be next to impossible.

 

[Dragon Hunter]

I use the Mag Drive 2400 in my sump and I love it. One of these days I'll get around to putting my flow meter on it.

You are setting yourself up for disaster by pumping water to your sump. What happens if your 2400 stops running? Your sump floods and your tank drains down to the inlet of your overflow pumps.

^^^agreed

yuour asking for a flood find a way to use the overflows.

 

[duanes]

I use the 2400, and split the outflow into a 100 gal and a 50, both overflow into the same 50 gal barrel sump where it sits. Mine has about 5 ft of head, and there is a protein skimmer which throttles flow back about 20%. I think it's a great pump. It has been stopped dead by a large Malay cone snail that was wedged in the impeller, so observation is needed. It can produce a hum if not baffled, so mine sits on a sponge and I brace sponges on the PVCX out lines.

Use unions to aid in maintenence

 

[BushFishRox]

since you are talking about using 3 pumps if one of them fail doesnt mater which you will be asking for trouble..

also what kind of stand are you using since you cant make one? because you should be able to plumb the tank with the built in overflows with out and problems...

 

[Danger_Chicken]

I have one. It run dry for 9hrs one day and still works fine. They have one of the best warrenties and are easy to get parts for if needed.

 

[Nic]

why cant you build a stand???

 

[easydoesit]

since you are talking about using 3 pumps if one of them fail doesnt mater which you will be asking for trouble..

also what kind of stand are you using since you cant make one? because you should be able to plumb the tank with the built in overflows with out and problems...

i cant build a stand because i dont have the time or the money right now, was thinking about selling this tank but i got it for so cheap i figured i should keep it and set it up simple.. i need to do it quick for my oscar in the 55, i dont want him to start to slow his growth.
im just going to use some cinderblocks to raise the tank up off the floor a bit for better viewing, couldnt figure out a way how to get the overflow PVC in there w/ the cindrblocks.
i really do think using 3 pumps will be impossible, so i thought about something else last night.
I think im going to put a small pump in each overflow that will pump the water up and out through PVC. the PVC will bring the water to a spraybar over some rubbermaid bins w/ holes drilled in the bottom with mech n bio filtration inside, then the water will go through that and flow back into the tank.
i want to get a Mag pump, but im not sure the Mag7(700 gph each overflow, lowest ill go) will fit in there.
does anybody know of any small, but efficient and lasting pumps?