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[spear reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9793461#post9793461 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LNell
I would definitely use another type of pump for the closed loop. Mag drives are not built to be used externally for saltwater. I would use an iwaki. They are very nice pumps and will last forever. Eheims are awesome, too.

will eheim work externally

 

[LNell]

you can get them to work externally either by using tubing or by getting metric conversion parts. They are amazing pumps - very quiet and not nearly as hot as a mag drive.

 

[spear reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9795338#post9795338 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LNell
you can get them to work externally either by using tubing or by getting metric conversion parts. They are amazing pumps - very quiet and not nearly as hot as a mag drive.

how about quiet one pumps externaly

 

[spear reef]

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[oldreefer76]

Eheim=quiet one

 

[spear reef]

new list

new list

EQUIPMENT
-30 long tank
-20 long sump/fuge
-AquaEuro 135 recirc skimmer
-9 watt turbo twist
-700 gph closed loop on a scwd
-mag 5 return
-2x 250 watt HQI 2x 96 watt PC

FISH
-pair of true percs
-randalli shrimp/randalli goby
-chalk basslet
-(possible fairy wrasse)

INVERTS
-cleaner shrimp
-15 blue leg hermits
-10 turbos
-5 nass. snails

CORAL
-all kinds

 

[Slakker]

It just keeps getting bigger and bigger

 

[Rosseau]

lol

I guess you might as well build big the first time.

 

[LNell]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9804696#post9804696 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by oldreefer76
Eheim=quiet one

That's just not true from what I've heard of quiet one pumps. Quiet Ones are very unreliable. I only have experience with eheims but I have heard many stories of quiet one pumps crapping out quite quickly. Also, contrary to their name, quiet one pumps are not very quiet.

 

[spear reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9808399#post9808399 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Slakker
It just keeps getting bigger and bigger

it will probably be a 125 before long :lolspin:

 

[EnFuego]

eheim pumps are great external pumps. The fittings are metric, so I use a lot of plumbers tape to fit american fittings to them. As LNell said, Eheim is not the same as Quiet One. I have used Quiet One pump before and I never had a single problem with it, but I have heard of others that have. I am currently running an eheim 1262 on a closed loop and a 1250 as the return on my 30 gallon cube. I also use a Tunze 6025 for extra circulation. I like having the Tunze in there because if I ever do maintenance, or am cleaning pumps, I can leave the Tunze on and have plenty of circulation.

That is quite a bit of light for a 30 gallon tank. I am using a 250 HQI MH on my tank and between that and my pumps, and skimmer I have to use a good sized fan to keep heat down. I have a 30 gallon cube with a 10 gallon sump (that holds about 8 gallons when operating), so one light perfectly covers the 20" x 20" size. Obviously your layout is different with the longer, skinnier tank, but I think with the extra light you will really need a chiller to help with heat.

 

[spear reef]

cant make up my mind

can u guys post pics/eqipment lists for idea,s