Pump suggestions for a 185

[sean obergfell]

I am beginning the process of a building a 185 and looking into the return pump....any suggestions?

 

[reefkeeperaxm]

Internal or external?

 

[Bobby S.]

I'm in the process of building a 180 gal also. I was thinking of the reeflo Baracuda, it pumps 4,200 gals an hour. but I think after all the pluming is in, it will be down to about 4,000 and I can always tune it down if needed. What do you guys think??

 

[Bobby S.]

and that is an external pump

 

[sean obergfell]

im looking for internal...i can only have one return..peninsula style....thanks

 

[gnoles]

My 185 has an Eheim 1262 and it's been great. Quiet... Very little added heat. I'd buy it again.

 

[reefkeeperaxm]

Mag 12/18 will put out a bit of heat, but that's what i've been using for many years and it works great for me. Eheim would probably be a better choice but I have no experience with them.

 

[Swoop]

ATB Flowstar 1500.

 

[yankee26th]

External Pump

External Pump

I currently have a 180 gallon main display tank with a 75 gallon Refuge/Sump. I highly recommend using a Sequence ReeFlo Super Dart-Gold Pump. I'm currently using one on my system. Its the only pump I'm using. I have it set-up so that it flows water through a manifold, then distributes the water to all my equipment and returns water to my main tank. I love it.

Hope this helps.

 

[Demonic]

I had a Dart on mine it was too much flow going through the sump. I now have two Eheim 1260's and couldnt be happier. You could put one 1262 on there.

 

[yankee26th]

It depends if your using the pump for circulation only. My pump runs through a manifold which supplies water to my Protein Skimmer, Chiller, 3 Media Reactors, and additional flow to the sump as well as 2 returns to my main tank. One pump does it all. Thats why I like the Super Dart Gold.

I had a Dart on mine it was too much flow going through the sump. I now have two Eheim 1260's and couldnt be happier. You could put one 1262 on there.

 

[AkaSlyGuy]

I am in the planning stages (ordered some equipment already though) and I will be using an internal pump. I picked the Ehiem 1262. Never used it before, but the million great reviews I read about it can't be all wrong Main tank circulation will not be the goal of this pump. I have 2 vortechs mp40w's that should take care of that.

Joe