Hi all,
I haven't started a thread in awhile but here goes...
I am looking for a new pump/powerhead to return water from the back of the tank to the front. The pump i am currently using is a maxi-jet 1200 which pumps ~290gph from what i remember.
I am looking for a new pump that will fit into the small space seaclear provides, that outpumps the maxijet 1200. It is VERY difficult to give dimensions of the space as it is not rectangular or square, but kind of a tear drop shape if that makes since... If the length of the pump is less than 4.5" it can be up to 4" wide... However, if the pump is over 4.5" it can be no wider than 3.5"...
the maxijet Dimensions are: 3.5" L x 2" W x 3.25" H
The only option I've found that may work is ViaAqua Powerhead VA1300.
dimensions are 4-1/4" x 2-1/4" x 2-3/4"
and pumps 370 gph with max head of 6ft
I have a SeaClear Systems II 75 gallon acrylic aquarium.
For anyone who doesn't know about these, SeaClear made an all-in-one aquarium. There is a sectioned off area (approx. 8 gallons?) in the rear of the tank for 5 gallons of bioballs, spaces for heaters, UV filters, media bags, pre filters, you name it.
Ever since I bought the tank I have been using a maxijet 1200 as a return pump for the tank. There must be a pump used to return the water from the sectioned off back area to the front of the tank. It pumps from a small chamber, up 1 foot back into the tank through a nozzle fitting. So it must pump against approx. 12"-16" of head.
The reason I want a new pump is simply to increase filtration power thru the back seciton. I want more gph to be flowing through my bioballs, prefilters, uv, etc....
So another question I have... is there a gph rate at which bioballs lose filtering performance??
The maxijet is running somewhere around ~260 gph, if I could increase this to 350gph or above and see an increase in filtering performance I would like to do that.
So... any pumps/powerheads you guys recommend that output more than the maxijet 1200 and fit the dimenions of the area??
YOu may now be able to see why I've never upgraded the pump... the research is confusing, seaclear really doesn't provide much recommendation help, and its difficult for me to find pumps that meet the size and output specifications, without knowing how high of a flow rate to have to maximize bioballs.
If it helps, I also have a koralia 2 in the front of my tank pushing water around.
Sorry for a confusing post!
I haven't started a thread in awhile but here goes...
I am looking for a new pump/powerhead to return water from the back of the tank to the front. The pump i am currently using is a maxi-jet 1200 which pumps ~290gph from what i remember.
I am looking for a new pump that will fit into the small space seaclear provides, that outpumps the maxijet 1200. It is VERY difficult to give dimensions of the space as it is not rectangular or square, but kind of a tear drop shape if that makes since... If the length of the pump is less than 4.5" it can be up to 4" wide... However, if the pump is over 4.5" it can be no wider than 3.5"...
the maxijet Dimensions are: 3.5" L x 2" W x 3.25" H
The only option I've found that may work is ViaAqua Powerhead VA1300.
dimensions are 4-1/4" x 2-1/4" x 2-3/4"
and pumps 370 gph with max head of 6ft
I have a SeaClear Systems II 75 gallon acrylic aquarium.
For anyone who doesn't know about these, SeaClear made an all-in-one aquarium. There is a sectioned off area (approx. 8 gallons?) in the rear of the tank for 5 gallons of bioballs, spaces for heaters, UV filters, media bags, pre filters, you name it.
Ever since I bought the tank I have been using a maxijet 1200 as a return pump for the tank. There must be a pump used to return the water from the sectioned off back area to the front of the tank. It pumps from a small chamber, up 1 foot back into the tank through a nozzle fitting. So it must pump against approx. 12"-16" of head.
The reason I want a new pump is simply to increase filtration power thru the back seciton. I want more gph to be flowing through my bioballs, prefilters, uv, etc....
So another question I have... is there a gph rate at which bioballs lose filtering performance??
The maxijet is running somewhere around ~260 gph, if I could increase this to 350gph or above and see an increase in filtering performance I would like to do that.
So... any pumps/powerheads you guys recommend that output more than the maxijet 1200 and fit the dimenions of the area??
YOu may now be able to see why I've never upgraded the pump... the research is confusing, seaclear really doesn't provide much recommendation help, and its difficult for me to find pumps that meet the size and output specifications, without knowing how high of a flow rate to have to maximize bioballs.
If it helps, I also have a koralia 2 in the front of my tank pushing water around.
Sorry for a confusing post!
