What pump do you use for mixing water?

[SaraB]

I use my rubbermaid 32 Gal trash can with 20 gallons of RO water and mix it with my extra Rio 2100. Since it's mixed with the crappy Rio, I actually do a taste test before adding to the sump to make sure the pump didn't blow oil, etc. I heat the water and mix with salt for at least 24 hours in advance of the water change.

 

[ACBlinky]

I use a 20g Rubbermaid bin and an AquaClear 402 PH. I have two of these left over from years ago. They're too big and clunky for my tank (I prefer MJs) but work wonderfully for mixing water and moving it from bucket to bucket or bucket to tank with a piece of tubing.

 

[chucksta1]

In the barrel, (44 gal brute) mj 1200.
In a hurry, paint mixing attachment and a 14.4 Mikita in a 5 gal plastic pail.

 

[ugination87]

i used to use long chopsticks but now i use my hands

 

[DMK]

i mix w/ my hand. then throw an air stone in it overnight. been doing it like this for 11 years, no problems. i mix anywhere from 10-30g. usually 10g.

 

[Craig Lambert]

I have a brute 32 and use a mag3. I like the combination

 

[Btboy2004]

Brute 20 and MJ 900.

 

[scunan]

I use a tunze 6080 lol

 

[lusenut2]

I use a mj 1200 also with a 40 gal trash can. I fill the can and add salt and let the pump run for a day or 2. It gives me time to make sure the salt mixture is right. For pumping it into the tank or buckets I bought a submersable pump from lowes for 50 bucks. I just pump the water right into the tank. It takes about 2 mins to pump 30 to 35 gals into the tank about 20 ft away.

 

[know-it-all]

I use my back-up mag 5 in a 30 gal can.

 

[donfishy76]

I actually just use small rubbermaid totes, they are small and do not take up the space a trash can does. NO leaking, and mix right up with a Maxi-jet 900 or 1200.

 

[simion3]

I use a Mag 7 in a 30 gallon trash can.

 

[NoSchwag]

I'm using an eheim 1250 in a brute.

the 1250 was a leftover from my whole slow flow thru sump debacle.

 

[143gadgets]

Mag 7

 

[Alaskan Reefer]

Mag 3, Mag 5, Mag 7 -- whichever of the old beasts happens to be closest. I use 5 gallon buckets (4 of them per water change) just so I can easily maneuver them for siphoning into the sump.

I also use Mag 3, Mag 5, Mag 7 -- whichever of the old beasts happens to be closest for mixing kalk in a 44 gallon Brute.

They're good, durable pumps that are powerful and don't require a lot of maintenance.

 

[mace88]

Sen 900

 

[DitchPlains2]

haha laugh at this

haha laugh at this

RIO 50 in a Oceanic 10g bucket lol

takes n hour to mix

I am cheap!
David

 

[melev]

<b>RIO, baby!</b> I use a Rio 2500 that I would never trust in my tank. It's great for mixing saltwater, and I can pump it via 10' of tubing into my sump when doing a water change.

Did you start plumbing the new tank yet? Need any more parts? I'd like to come over and help.

 

[Kenzy]

Mag5 to mix in a 25g trash can, then attach tubing to transfer to tank.