Suggestions of those wiser than I needed

[kmf507]

I've recently upgraded to a 90g RR. I have a sump under my stand, and for a fuge, I am using a small aquarium. Currently, I am using two minijet powerheads and airline tubing to pump water into and out of the fuge (from and to the sump). However, the minijets are absolutely terrible for several reasons (the minijet output for the tubing does not fit snug into the minijet, they are inconsistent, etc).

I am close to buying two microjets to use instead. I have one for misc pumping whenever I need to empty/fill something and it seems to work great.

My question is, can anyone recommend better pumps for this purpose? The fuge is small, so more than 80 gallons/hour is not needed. I realize I will have to clean the intake of the fuge pump on a regular basis, but cannot believe how overall terrible the minijets are.

Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance.

 

[kmf507]

Please forgive me, the micro jet is what I have that is terrible. The minijet I have used for other purposes has worked quite well.

 

[Im Lon 2]

If I'm reading this right.

You are trying to use 2 pumps one to pump water to the fuge and one to pump water out of the fuge back to the sump?

No mater what pumps you use you will end up having a problem either with Water on the floor, or burning a pump up.

there is no pumps even the same brand that will move the exact amount of water. Head pressure will cause one pump to pump slower than the other.

You are better off to have a hole drilled in the Tank so it drains from the Fuge back to the sump.

 

[sirreal63]

What the tanked guy said...it will never work long term.

 

[Im Lon 2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9053956#post9053956 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sirreal63
What the tanked guy said

Who told you about my weekend :lol:

 

[sirreal63]

Umm...you will start that tomorrow night.

 

[zt444a]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9054073#post9054073 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Im Lon 2
Who told you about my weekend :lol:

His weekends might be the stuff of legend, but Lonnie is right on..... get the tank drilled with a hole big enough to drain a bit faster than the pump will will it. Fitted with a bulkhead and screen of some sort.

Then the pump will never fill it faster than it will drain, and if you lose power, then it will just stop draining when level falls below the hole in the tank.

 

[dynamitedj]

Why don't you use an overflow and a mag 4 or 5 for the return? Plus if you use an overflow with a u tube the water will stop in the event of a power outtage.