My review of the new WaterBlaster HY7000 pump
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swissgaurd
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ive been running the 7000 for one year now ,nock on wood no issues.i need to disassemble and have a look for any wear
vic
vic
zooty
Fish Warden
same here for 1.5 years. No issues and I have only cleaned it once. I did have an issue with rusting screws since mine is submerged
swissgaurd
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if my screws are rusty then ill flip them over to stainless screws
vic
vic
zooty
Fish Warden
I contacted them and they sent replacements
swissgaurd
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were the replaced screws stainless steel or zinc coated
zooty
Fish Warden
no idea, came in an unlabeled baggie and I haven't pulled the pump out of the sump since I replaced them
swissgaurd
New member
next time you pull them apart.
stainless is non magnetic
vic
stainless is non magnetic
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DUPioneers
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HY 10000 Enough?
HY 10000 Enough?
I'm considering ordering the HY10000 for my 180 build, but want to make sure it's enough pump for what I'm asking it to do.
DT is (obviously) a 180, and I will be running a basement sump/fuge. The head will be about 12 feet (+/-) and I'd like to split my return to accommodate 2 1" sea swirls.
Water movement in DT will be further augmented by several Tunze 6085s.
Should there be enough flow, I'd like to manifold the output of the 10000 to also run two BRS media reactors. Skimmer has its own pump, though I may want to plumb in a calcium reactor sometime in the future.
Anyway. Thoughts? Admonishments?
Thanks in advance!!!
HY 10000 Enough?
I'm considering ordering the HY10000 for my 180 build, but want to make sure it's enough pump for what I'm asking it to do.
DT is (obviously) a 180, and I will be running a basement sump/fuge. The head will be about 12 feet (+/-) and I'd like to split my return to accommodate 2 1" sea swirls.
Water movement in DT will be further augmented by several Tunze 6085s.
Should there be enough flow, I'd like to manifold the output of the 10000 to also run two BRS media reactors. Skimmer has its own pump, though I may want to plumb in a calcium reactor sometime in the future.
Anyway. Thoughts? Admonishments?
Thanks in advance!!!
110galreef
New member
Love my HY-7000, but for a basement sump and tank on main floor I'd look into a pressure style pump design more for that kind of back pressure.
Especially with all your manifold plans you will probably be short. Look at reeflo, iwaki, blue line, etc that can push more head.
DUPioneers
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Thanks tons for the help...much appreciated!!!
pecan2phat
Active member
I know that the previous post told you to look at pressure rated pumps instead but the HY-10000 is very different from the HY-7000, I run both on different setups.
I have a similiar setup that your trying to achieve (180g with a basement sump), and I use to run a Blueline HD40 which was loud and not a whole lot of flow for about 12~13' of head pressure.
I eventually switched all my magnetic (Iwaki, Blueline, Gen-X) and centrifigal (Reeflo Dart) pumps to Waterblasters. I have the HY-10000 feeding dual 3/4" Seaswirls from a basement sump going up at about 13' and it is also manifolded to feed my Deltec AP902 at sump level with about 700~800 gph.
All you want to do is feed a couple of media reactors besides hitting your dual 1" Seaswirls, so I would say that the pump has more then enough flow for your application.
geaux xman
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I remember theres a graph chart that tells how many gph at whatever feet of headloss.
I think my hy-7000 is 1100-1200gph at 5ft headloss. I'm sure you will need at least the hy-7000 at 7-8ft headloss plus reactors.
I think my hy-7000 is 1100-1200gph at 5ft headloss. I'm sure you will need at least the hy-7000 at 7-8ft headloss plus reactors.
110galreef
New member
5000....but if you'd rather throttle back...7000 it is.
I have a 7000 for a 250G dt ~20' horizntal run and 5' up, 100g frag tank ~ 3.5' vertical, and feeding a carbon reactor. I can use a little more and may upgrade to the 10,000 so I can also feed my skimmer.
Id say I am getting maybe ~ 700gph DT, 100gph Frag and 30gph carbon.....
also why so much flow thru DT.. only need like 300-500gph at most. DO you have large overflows and drains fro the extra flow?
I've always figure that 5 to 7x through the display is what you were suppose to aim for. If I only need 300gph like you suggest then the 5000 should be more than sufficient.
As for drains I'm running a herbie with 1.5 drains. Even if I get a 5000 I'll still have a ball valve on it invade I need to turn it back a bit. Jilt would hate to have to turn it back so much if I got a 7000.
As for drains I'm running a herbie with 1.5 drains. Even if I get a 5000 I'll still have a ball valve on it invade I need to turn it back a bit. Jilt would hate to have to turn it back so much if I got a 7000.
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