any opinions on Pan World pumps?

[Naperville Reef]

thanks
rob

 

[Rod Buehler]

:thumbsup:

 

[mbunaman]

I like them and to me they are better than Iwaki's IMO.

 

[BreadmanMike]

All I use. I love them!

 

[svb57]

I have two of them. I think they also go by name of Blue line. For medium water movement I would recomend them.

 

[glbtrottr]

NOISY
Just bought one from Premium Aquatics - 1800GPH pump.

VERY NOISY.

Spoke to Premium, described and gave detail...

Was moved to a much quieter pump, but with less flow (a Velocity T-4)

 

[mhurley]

Hmmm....might depend on which model.

I've had an Iwaki 70 running an old skimmer.
I now have a PanWorld 250 (which is equivalent to an Iwaki 100) and this bigger panworld is quieter than the smaller Iwaki was. Much quieter....

I love this pump and would recommend it to anyone.

 

[ostrow]

I tested Panworld against Seequence Reeflo and for noise, no comparison. The Reeflo are MUCH quieter.

 

[reefkeeperrut]

panworld is a pressure rated pump - reeflo is not. Panworld pumps are not silent but they push a lot of water agianst a lot of head with minimal heat exchange. Reeflo will push more water with less noise but not against head pressure.

 

[Rod Buehler]

what he said ^^^

 

[Bebo77]

i used to have 2 pan worlds before i got my Red Dragon... goods pumps, there is a whine to them but i never had a problem with them...

 

[mbunaman]

I have the 100PX and the 100PX-X on different setups and they are pretty silent to me. I think my icecap fans are louder in my canopy.

 

[poopsko24]

love em, both of mine

 

[mhurley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9253134#post9253134 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by reefkeeperrut
panworld is a pressure rated pump - reeflo is not. Panworld pumps are not silent but they push a lot of water agianst a lot of head with minimal heat exchange. Reeflo will push more water with less noise but not against head pressure.

Yep...I'm using mine to drive a dual Beckett skimmer...so gotta be pressure rated.