Pump Options for 900g per hour?

[malawi500]

I'm based in the UK and wondering what options I have for pushing 900g an hour for my sump?

Obviously I want minimal power usage, quietness and quality.

What are my options?

 

[swk]

eheim 1262, mag 9, or quiet one (not sure which model for 900gph) are all great pumps. I have both the eheim and mag drive pumps and they're both hard to beat in all departments. The eheim is probably the quietest IMO

 

[malawi500]

The Mag and Quiet Ones I can't find in the UK ?

 

[swk]

hmmm...you could perhaps get one shipped to you. Or, just go for the eheim. It's a great pump

 

[malawi500]

how much to send me one out as a 'gift'??

 

[seedubs1]

Mag Drive 9.5 is my favorite. I won't even mess with anything else. They're bulletproof.

 

[malawi500]

I'm thinking about getting one of these budget pumps just to get me up and running:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Submersib...den_PondsWaterFeatures_UK&hash=item1c1cdcba4a

Looks good 3500lph 3m, 50hz, 60W

Thoughts?

 

[fishman09]

got my pump off ebay and it runs like a dream. nothing wrong with the cost effective alternative

 

[malawi500]

pump arrived today, so had it up and running.

Straight out of the box it ran extremely powerful just in the tank, once I added the 4ft of hose to it and the spray bar it was absolutely useless!! Was equivalent to my Eheim 2028!!

So I did a test and worked out it was flowing at just 700lph, no kinks in the pipe or anything.

So I have now ordered an Eheim 1262 and keep that one as a backup

 

[malawi500]

Eheim 1262 arrived today and calculated I was getting just 960 lph!!!

Everywhere I've ever read has said it doesn't matter what size your return piping is!! Well it does!

I removed my spray bar and I managed to bump it up to 1200 lph

So my question is, what size piping do I need to get 3400 lph???

Currently it is 16/22mm Eheim piping fixed to a spray bar.

What should I have?? Some form of Y fitting?

Please help?