Fat Surgeon
In Memoriam
Hello everyone,
I am shortly going to purchase an external pump and have the opportunity to get a Mag36 drive. My current system is a 125 with no sump and a 15 gallon refugium with a possible 40 tie-in coming up soon. As for now though, lets treat this as if the Mag36 is going on the 125 only.
I've heard conflicting stories about Mag drives and the tendency to heat up pretty quickly, especially with 36's. However, the person I am getting the Mag36 from has been a hobbyist for many years and assured me the 36 wont heat up the water to the point where I will need a chiller because I am not using it internal(no chiller on system right now.) But I have also been told otherwise.
How I plan on setting the pump up is to have it externally mounted on the bottom floor of the 15 Gallon stand I built. It will be closed loop, pulling water from the main tank through the pump and back into the tank at 6-10 locations, including surface flow for aeration. This should reduce the amount of flow by a few hundered gallons per hour as the head push will be at about 5- 6 feet, or more if needed. BTW, I am aiming to achieve around 2400-2600 GPH. If the Mag36 is external(remember, no sump), do I have to worry so much about the heat issue. If it does become a problem can I drop the pump into, say, a 10 gallon tank with 2-3 gallons of water in it to help dissipate the heat. Would that even work? The only reason I am asking these questions is not so much that I have my heart set on a Mag36, but rather that the deal is a great one. I also have no problems scrapping the 36 and purchasing 2 Mag 12's or 2 Iwaki pumps, or maybe even a Dolphin DP2000. I currently have 5 Maxi-Jet 1200 powerheads each pushing 300 GPH and would like to remove them from the tank.
I am up for suggestions, comments and so forth on Mag's, iwaki's, Dolphin's or any other pumps people have had great success with.
I am shortly going to purchase an external pump and have the opportunity to get a Mag36 drive. My current system is a 125 with no sump and a 15 gallon refugium with a possible 40 tie-in coming up soon. As for now though, lets treat this as if the Mag36 is going on the 125 only.
I've heard conflicting stories about Mag drives and the tendency to heat up pretty quickly, especially with 36's. However, the person I am getting the Mag36 from has been a hobbyist for many years and assured me the 36 wont heat up the water to the point where I will need a chiller because I am not using it internal(no chiller on system right now.) But I have also been told otherwise.
How I plan on setting the pump up is to have it externally mounted on the bottom floor of the 15 Gallon stand I built. It will be closed loop, pulling water from the main tank through the pump and back into the tank at 6-10 locations, including surface flow for aeration. This should reduce the amount of flow by a few hundered gallons per hour as the head push will be at about 5- 6 feet, or more if needed. BTW, I am aiming to achieve around 2400-2600 GPH. If the Mag36 is external(remember, no sump), do I have to worry so much about the heat issue. If it does become a problem can I drop the pump into, say, a 10 gallon tank with 2-3 gallons of water in it to help dissipate the heat. Would that even work? The only reason I am asking these questions is not so much that I have my heart set on a Mag36, but rather that the deal is a great one. I also have no problems scrapping the 36 and purchasing 2 Mag 12's or 2 Iwaki pumps, or maybe even a Dolphin DP2000. I currently have 5 Maxi-Jet 1200 powerheads each pushing 300 GPH and would like to remove them from the tank.
I am up for suggestions, comments and so forth on Mag's, iwaki's, Dolphin's or any other pumps people have had great success with.
