pump for chiller on AP24

[scubaD]

So our AP24 arrived yesterday. The stand unfornately got separated and is coming today. In the meantime we are spending too much money on a bunch of other equipment. We are going to get the Current 1/15 chiller. So I need a pump to send water to it and back to the tank. We estimate about 6' of head. From the floor to the top lip of the AP24. So do we need to go on that number or because it is a closed loop with gravity pushing water down on both sides do we not need to overcome 6 feet of head pressure? So I imagine a 6 foot tall U of hose full of water, the water doesn't move. There is 6' of head pressure on both sides so no movement at all. Does that logic not apply to running down to a chiller and back up to the tank. Whatever the answer, what pump. The Current 1/15 specifies 5-10 gpm which is equal to 300 gph on the low end. So I was looking at the Mag Drive 7. It would overocme the 6 feet and provide adequate flow. But it is 70w. And huge, won't fit in the back of the AP24 I don't think. Not to mention all that heat. What is the right thing to do for this? I am a newbie in case you couldn't tell. Joke, I sure you can tell. Any info would be very helpfull. Thank you.

 

[scubaD]

Sadly no one is helping me here. I have kind of abandoned the submersible pump idea. Thinking a Genx Mak4 perhaps or maybe a 5. Or do you think that is overkill? This will be sitting on the floor in our living room. I am a little concerned about how much noise it will make. Anyone have any experience with these? Also it will keep a bit of heat out of the tank. What do you think?

I was just thinking about plumbing alternatives too. If I got the Genx for the chiller, could I make the chiler return go straight to the built in tank return. I had bout a Maxijet 1200 for this purpose, but would the chiller return work as the tank return? Or is that a bad idea and if so why?

Thanks.