oceanicblue
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Look for recommendations for an external pump for a 180 gallon reef ready tank.
Looking for external pump
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oceanicblue
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What is a good way to determine the correct size (GPH) of a pump. 
It depends on how much you can run through your sump. How much you want to run through your sump. How much your overflows can handle, what your head loss is and of course how much you want to spend.
This will help some with head loss:
http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/hlc2.php
As far as pumps:
Genx - cheapest decent pump... sometimes you'll get a lemon but if you get a good one it should last for years.
Pan World/Blueline - very good pumps at a decent price
Iwaki - built like tanks and excellent longevity but a bit noisier than Pan Worlds. Also the most expensive.
Sequence - seal (ones that have a seal that needs to be changed every couple of years) pumps that have a great rep.
Chris
This will help some with head loss:
http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/hlc2.php
As far as pumps:
Genx - cheapest decent pump... sometimes you'll get a lemon but if you get a good one it should last for years.
Pan World/Blueline - very good pumps at a decent price
Iwaki - built like tanks and excellent longevity but a bit noisier than Pan Worlds. Also the most expensive.
Sequence - seal (ones that have a seal that needs to be changed every couple of years) pumps that have a great rep.
Chris
oceanicblue
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Pan World pumps looks interesting. Price is also appealing.
Thank you for the recommendation........
Thank you for the recommendation........
oceanicblue
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Thank You Chris.
This is the info I was looking for...
This is the info I was looking for...
Lrgclasper
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what about heat transfer? I am currently pulling my quiet one due to heat transfer issues.
Typically internal pumps transfer more heat per watt because they are water cooled not air cooled like most of the external pumps. The external pumps will transfer heat though with the higher the wattage transferring more heat.
What size Quiet One do you have?
Chris
