Pump Specs what does this mean?

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Redoog

Redoog

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I bought a eheim 1060. On the box it says "High Output centrifugal pump: max. 381/min or max 3,1 m/w.c. Power consumption 50 w.

Pump will be 6-8' below water level/highest point of return line. I will try and run line stright up from the pump.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262743

Also if pump outlet is 3/4" wouldnt it be best to keep all my return 3/4"?

It was suggested i use 1" for my RUGF setup above, but I also read where a larger line will increase volume in the line making it harder for pump to raise the water. I will be using 2x 1 1/2" main returns, with an additional 1 1/2" set higher to make a silent setup.

Hoping this is enough pump for my 100 gal tank.
 
all the languages on the box use the same numbers, so i assume they are metric. It has a pic, but no curve. From that pic I think the head is 3.1meter or 10', and 381 min if that is liter per minute it does make sense because that would be 6,000 gallons an hour?
 
Thanks. Sounds like from that it might be a little low for my app, at least according to most. Or if you follow nutcase, I will be OK, I just won't have the overkill evryone else does. but for 100$, if I can use the tank, the bio balls, and the pump, I can afford to upgrade the pump later.
 
if your worried about losing a little but of flow due to high head you could always build a little stand 12"-24" tall and set it under your stand then set your pump on that and that would help reduce your head height and get you some more gallon/hr
 
Keep in mind when a pump spec. says, 6 ft max head. That means that is where you loose all your flow.
 
Redoog;3412992; said:
not sure how to do that with a sump?
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sorry i thought you were talking about a canister filter. I was playing 18 tables of poker at the time and didn't comprehend what you were saying.
 
Redoog, with the info you provided for the Eheim 1060 pump, the equivalents are 10 GPM, 50 Watts of power and a maximum of 10 feet/head.

So what does this mean? The pump will put out 10 GPM at zero feet of head, just sitting in your sump. For every increase in height the water must be pumped, the GPM will decrease. So the maximum height this pump can pump water is 10 feet. But at that height, you will have zero GPM. You said the pump will be 6' to 8' below the top of the aquarium, correct? You will definitely not be getting 10GPM at that distance.

What jack frost was suggesting was to locate the pump out of the sump and closer to the top of the aquarium. This is easy to do BUT remember the pump must have water on the input/intake side at all times. You would have to install a foot valve prior to the pump intake in order to keep it primed.

Also, you will have two 1-1/2" lines taking water from the aquarium to the sump, correct? Depending on what style overflow you are using, this may cause a problem with the sump overflowing because the pump cannot pump the water back to the tank fast enough.

Can you post any pics of what you have now?
 
deeda;3413287; said:
Also, you will have two 1-1/2" lines taking water from the aquarium to the sump, correct? Depending on what style overflow you are using, this may cause a problem with the sump overflowing because the pump cannot pump the water back to the tank fast enough.

Can you post any pics of what you have now?
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I agree with everything that you said up to the point of the sump overflowing. The tank is only going to return what the pump sends to the tank. It cannot return more than what is being sent to the tank and going past the overflow line. The sump should be designed and filled up to allow for the amount of water in the system.
 
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