New sump pump?

[gwenvet]

I just got a new (well used) 22g Lifereef sump for my tank and I am wondering if I should be upgrading my return pump. I currently have a Rio 1700 pump and 2 Koralia 3 powerheads for flow in the 75g. The overflow box is the one that came with a small, old wet/dry filter. The sump is 30x14x13. Iwaki and Blueline have been recommended but I never hear about others with these. Would love an external one someday to keep the heat down but need to watch my $ too.

 

[cvincenti]

Lots of used pumps on this site. The two you mention are good ones. I run a Coral Life Turbo-Sea. Quiet and (so far) reliable. I had an Iwaki die on me a few years back. No particular reason other than it was a little old.

 

[46FiatYamaha]

the rio 1700 with a few feet of head would be somewhere around 600 GPH, and if you have a 1" drain size on your overflow box that should be about a perfect match of around 600 GPH, so you shouldn't need to upgrade pumps. What size is the drain on your overflow box?

 

[gwenvet]

The drain is about 1.5in in diameter and has blue corrugted flexible tubing down to the Amiracle filter (which is now just a sump). I can't measure exactly because this is a tank at school that I manage.

 

[bmxdad]

I run the quite one 3000 on my 90 and daughters 75

 

[cdbias2]

I'd go withe the QuietOne 3000 as well.
I think they were on sale at Drs.F&S.

 

[Reefbox]

eheim is my favorite pump brand.

 

[cdbias2]

I do believe that the Eheim's are better rated than the "QuietOnes" but I've just never used one.
I think they both run pretty cool.