Salt mixing pump advice

[ksicard]

Hey all,
I've been using a Jebao rw-15 for a salt mixing pump but the motor has decided to quit working. I'm faced with the decision of buying new motor parts for $45 + shipping or just buy a new pump such as a tunze. I'm leaning more towards the tunze just so I dont have to worry about continually replacing the pump or having to fix it.

What I wanted to ask is what do you guys think is the best tunze model for the job? I'm trying to keep the price down but the tunze's produce much less flow then the jebaos for any of their pumps that are below $150. The rw-15 puts out about 4,000 GPH while the two tunzes I'm looking at produce either 1175 GPH or 1,700 GPH. What flow rate do you guys recommend for a salt mixing pump? I would like to be lazy and not have to mix up any salt at the bottom of my brute can so I'm trying to see if the 1700 GPH pump would be enough flow to accomplish this. The brute is a 32g.

 

[notenoughtanks]

I use an old modded Tunze 6025 in a 32 gallon brute and it works very well.

 

[ericarenee]

my mixing station uses a Danner mag drive 24.. They LAST FOREVER.. I have a mag 9.5 that i know is 20 plus years old i have taken it apart a few times to clean it and the impeller magnet is super scared up and still works fine... the 9.5 was on my old skimmer that ran 24-7

but almost any good brand pump will work. i would not use a power head or wave pump for this.. they are just not suited for the purpose ... Check out the water changing station threads...

If you just want to use the pump alone.. put the new pump to sit in the bottom of the container with a piece of pvc to go up just below the top of the container and a elbow 12 inch pvc and a elbow facing down .. this will mix from bottom to top ...

Good Luck..

 

[slief]

Most DC pumps aren't well suited for mixing stations due to their sensitivity to buildup within the magnet cavity. The salt mix tends to take a toll on weaker motors with lighter magnets like the typical DC pumps. They also don't like being turned on and off several times a day which I do to keep my water fresh as I have up to 100 gallons in my mixing tank at a time & make new water once a week. I use a Little Giant 4MDQ for my mixing tank. The one I currently use is a good 20 years old and still going strong. The Little Giants are relatively inexpensive and virtually indestructible.

 

[solitude127]

Get a Koralia 1150 off of Amazon for like $35

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[ElCamino]

i use an old iwaki pressure rated pump, its 2000 gph and have never thought twice about it.... when i goes will use one of several old iwaki or pan worlds i have laying around that used to be my return pumps