LMAO at that thread name.
Finally got all my CL parts painted, taped and glued. Mag7 pump, 3/4" in, 1" out.
Bucket test:
and . . nothing. What a drag. Hardly any flow coming out of the return pipe. No leaks, which is cool, but even when I remove all the pumbing and drop pump only in the bucket, it only makes small ripples at the surface. Very strong suction on the intake, but almost nothing coming out.
By comparison, this is what my Mag9.5 does:
So . . . I have two questions:
1. Do I have a bad Mag7? I only chose it because Melev used one on his CL, and I copied the whole thing from his site, minus the SCWD. Can it drive a 1" CL?
2. Is a Mag9.5 too strong for a CL in a 65 gal?
jp
Finally got all my CL parts painted, taped and glued. Mag7 pump, 3/4" in, 1" out.
Bucket test:
and . . nothing. What a drag. Hardly any flow coming out of the return pipe. No leaks, which is cool, but even when I remove all the pumbing and drop pump only in the bucket, it only makes small ripples at the surface. Very strong suction on the intake, but almost nothing coming out.
By comparison, this is what my Mag9.5 does:
So . . . I have two questions:
1. Do I have a bad Mag7? I only chose it because Melev used one on his CL, and I copied the whole thing from his site, minus the SCWD. Can it drive a 1" CL?
2. Is a Mag9.5 too strong for a CL in a 65 gal?
jp