This is my first post (one of many I hope :) ) so I probably should
introduce myself. My name is Shane Graber and I've been into aquaria for
many years now. Just recently I've become interested in native fish --
specifically native to northern Ohio. I'm hoping to go collecting with Todd
when the weather warms up. :)
In regards to the pump page: I'm hoping that it is useful to the greater
aquarium hobby. I know I've used it more than once already. ;) The pump
page, the spreadsheet, and the article from Advanced Aquarist, are a pretty
complete trio when it comes to pump and plumbing selection.
One pump I really like for recirculating (better than powerheads) and I
think might have a lot of application in simulating riffles or situations
where you want to move a large volume of water around in a tank would be a
Reeftec pump: http://www.reeftec.com/ Here's an article write-up on the
product:
Propeller Pumps in the Aquarium
Product Review by Richard Harker
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2002/review.htm
For only 35 watts of energy used you can get a *lot* of flow from these
babies. I was skeptical until I actually broke down and bought one of them.
I now personally have two that are going on an upcoming reef tank, but I'm
also thinking about putting one or two of these on my upcoming 125 native
tank. I need to get one of these over to Todd's place just to show him what
they can do for water current. :)
Shane
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Crail
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 3:58 PM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- water pumps
>
>
> Mr. Graham,
>
> A lot of this is going to depend on the application. For
> example, a Rainbow
> Lifeguard Quiet One is a fantastic recirculating pump,
> however, if you put
> any kind of a head on it, they're nearly worthless and run REALLY hot
> (wasting energy which costs something). Conversely, an Iwaki
> 70 RT for a
> recirculating pump is absolute overkill in power and investment.
>
> A good general pump that I like are the Won Brother's Sen
> pumps. I like
> their flexibility in application (you can use flex, hard
> plumb, submerged,
> unsubmerged) and you can not beat the price for the power
> you're getting.
> They run *very* efficiently compared to any other submergible
> pump I've
> played with, and you don't have the priming issues that are commonly
> encountered with the Mag Drive pumps. The 17' power cord is
> a serious bonus
> too.
>
> Here's a little ditty a good friend of mine, and hopefully soon fellow
> NANFAn (he's joining the list now, thanks Jim ;), Shane
> Graber put together
> for Reefs.Org: http://www.reefs.org/library/pumps/
>
> You can compare the performance of the pumps and then
> evaluate by price.
> Look, for example, at the Won Brothers Sen 900 and a Little
> Giant 3 MDQX-SC
> and compare their performance. Then go online and compare
> prices. Beyond
> that, compare the flexibility of application the Sen offers.
> Wow, it does
> the same, Ol' Todd can vouch that it runs waaay less hot (ie more
> efficiently) and it's 300x more flexible for considerably
> less money!? :)
>
> If I *had* to hardline in an external pump, I'd go with an
> Iwaki or Dolphin
> pump. But I try to avoid those kinds of projects these days :)
>
> For inexpensive 75 gal or less in-tank circulation (like drag
> and drop) I
> like the Aquarium Systems MaxiJet 900 or 1200. They're quite
> reliable, and
> you can aim them any direction. I like to point them to the
> water's surface
> and allow them to "pull" the entire water column, as opposed
> to making a
> whole big mess with velocity.
>
> I also do this with Ehiem canisters... But one would need to
> be willing to
> part with the money for that type of application.
>
> Of course, if someone were selling *any* pump for super
> cheap, well then
> it's worth considering at least :)
>
> Hopefully Shane will have some extra thoughts, as he's been
> watching the
> development of the technology since I bowed out. There are a couple
> different circulation options that exist now that are very
> very powerful and
> inexpensive... I'm just not all that familiar with them.
>
> Todd
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james graham" <busterg_at_voyager.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 2:39 PM
> Subject: NANFA-- water pumps
>
>
> > Mr. Crail,
> > You mentioned you have a bunch of pumps laying around I
> presume from
> your
> > pet shop days.I've got a few mag-drives I'm using for
> circulating systems
> and
> > a couple of little giant external pumps on my Tide-Pool
> filters.I was
> curious
> > as to your recommendations on water pumps.
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