Pharaoh;3018388; said:
Who is the manufacturer of the 5000 pump? Ah ok. Quite one is the actual manufacturer..lol
Wet/Dry Pump Recommendations for a 240G
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Who is the manufacturer of the 5000 pump? Ah ok. Quite one is the actual manufacturer..lol
I have one on my 120 and I would not want anyless. I really wish i had gotten a bigger over flow and the 6000. But for turn over rate the 1 5000 would give you about a 4 turn over on your 240g and 75g sump. And that is at zero head height. So it would work OK but i would do 2 if you can over flow that much GPH.
i got a mag drive 12.5 on my 220 and 30 gallon sump kinda small sump but it has been doing fine the pump is quiet and i have never had a problem it has benn running for two years on several different tanks
If you have the money the most reliable pump you can buy is a jap motored iwaki. I have a small 20rxlt that I bought used, I think it's around 7-8 years old and still pumping great. The iwakis are known to last 10+ years and I've know the Georgia Aquarium uses them on their smaller setups.
I will be running 2 mag18's on my 240. I currently only have one running until I mod my overflows to take more water. Quiet and I have had good luck with the mag pumps. I have one on my pond and it sucks up leaves sticks and all kinds of junk and gets clogged but a fast cleaning and it pumps strong day after day.
I had an Iwaki on a reef tank...yes it ran for many years but it was loud. I was going to do a reflo barracuda on mine to have disposable flow but needed the room in the stand so I went internal.
I had an Iwaki on a reef tank...yes it ran for many years but it was loud. I was going to do a reflo barracuda on mine to have disposable flow but needed the room in the stand so I went internal.
Mag's are tough too they run well they, like the iwakis are also a little loud and hot, but I'll take reliability over comfort any day. Running 2 mags is also a great option as mags are cheap and the likehood of two pumps failing at the same time is unlikely. I used to have a 30 gal reef tank and I was on reefcentral so I know all the pumps, and I've got to say the best pump money could buy is probably a red dragon pump...but the price for one is probably more than your whole setup.
