pump

[fish4jun]

i have 220 gal tank and I'm using mag 18 not happy with the flow. 11 feet high.somebody told me to get a pressurized pump,any suggestion what brand ? anybody selling? thank you guys.

 

[waterfaller1]

Get a Sequence Reeflo Dart, it is an external pump.

 

[rdmpe]

11 feet might be a little bit high head for a dart - they are great flow pumps. I'm using one on a CL and another for sump return, but the sump return head is only about 3' to 4'. Here's the flow chart from their web site:

...............DART...............	
HEAD........FLOW...........WATT
FEET...........GPH............DRAW
0................3600..............145
4.0............3,035 .............152
7.0............2,428 .............155
10.0..........1,520 .............146
12.0.............630 .............125

You can see that 11' of head pressure will reduce the flow quite a lot. Check out the other Reeflo pump charts here
http://www.reeflopumps.com/images/flow_charts.xls

Look into their pressure pumps or their pressure+flow pumps...

Flow series http://www.reeflopumps.com/flowbiasedpumps.html

Pressure series http://www.reeflopumps.com/pressurebiaseduno.html

Flow and pressure http://www.reeflopumps.com/flowpressurehighspeedpumps.html

Make sure you check their dimensions to see if the pump will fit where you want to use it - they are fairly large pumps.
http://www.reeflopumps.com/dimsmanuals.html

 

[Pacific Reefs]

11 feet high? Wow that must be a tall stand.

 

[rdmpe]

I'm assuming that the tank is one floor above the pumps as in upstairs/downstairs? Or maybe they're running eductors on the plumbing, that's about the only way I can see getting that pressure if the pump is in the stand... I tried some eductors running on a sequence tarpon - had to take them out - too much flow. It was crazy.

 

[fish4jun]

pump

thank you guys for your suggestion.i'm thinking to get a sequence reeflo dart.

 

[lusenut2]

I would get the next 1 up. I think its the barracuda. I dont a dart will be enough flow with that kind of head pressure.