got a new 210....now what?

[am3gross]

i am stuck on what kind of return pump to use and the benefits of each type.

i have a mag 24 . it would be used as a submersible in sump return pump. i have been told that they produce heat and that it could affect the temp in the tank. i have also used this pump to mix up salt water and was kinda loud.

i have been thinking about going with an external pump like the gen-x pcx-55. this pump is not submersible and i would have to run it externally. to do this i would have to drill my sump which is going to be a standard 75 gallon tank.

i would like to know what would be best to do rather it would be better to do an in sump return pump or the external pump. i am going to need alot of help and i know that i am in the right hands here!

thanks mike

 

[5y5tem 0verload]

I run a panworld 50PX-X on my 225. Hooked external to my 66G sump. It also feeds my phosban and carbon reactors.

 

[Fiziksgeek]

I use a pan world 150ps as the return on my 210, I also used a standard 75 as my sump. you could certainly go smaller on the pump, but not bigger then that.

 

[rickyjai8]

i will go with the pan world

 

[anjhof]

eheim 1262 works great for me. No experience with the pan world

 

[am3gross]

the eheim 1262..... i think i would prefer this pump as it is submersible. how loud is this pump? if it is anything like my mag 24 it will wake up the neighbors.

 

[rayman45]

i love mag drives... i have 2 on my 180..

 

[anjhof]

My Eheim is virtually silent. I honestly can't hear it at all while it is in the stand.
I hear my SEIO 2600 a little, and my ASM G-3 a little too, but I consider the tank fairly quite.

 

[am3gross]

ok.... i think it is settled. i think i will go with the eheim 1262 for the return. i think that it is a little on the low side for a return but maybe the slower contact time in the sump will help my skimmers work a little bit better. as for more flow i plan on having 2 seio 1100s and 2 2600s. i think that this flow will be more then enough. thanks for all the replies as i am sure that i will have way more questions.just when you think you have it all figured out you realize that you dont have a clue!

 

[HDAlien]

I'm running a Sequence DART on my 220, and I absolutely love the flow I get!