Return pumps

[junyong84]

Hey guys, I am thinking of placing my return pump as well as my chiller pump out of the sump.

I am looking into ehiem and resun md.

Are these two kinds of pump noisy when use out of water?

What is the longest period of time you guys have used b4 these products generate sound?

[ZeRoC00l]

Hey guys, I am thinking of placing my return pump as well as my chiller pump out of the sump.

I am looking into ehiem and resun md.

Are these two kinds of pump noisy when use out of water?

What is the longest period of time you guys have used b4 these products generate sound?

I am using both.... NO soung from either

Just properly position them with a sponge / dense foam under them to reduce vibrations

[amteo]

Hey guys, I am thinking of placing my return pump as well as my chiller pump out of the sump.

Can I find out how you intend to place the pump outside the sump? I'm also thinking of placing my pump externally, but my sump is not drilled. So don;t know how to connect the piping!

[moxa]

I use ehiem 1250 for my returm pump

so far no compliant. Can use as external pump but i prefer put in the sump.

return pump is one of the equipment so be last long enough as one of the tank equipment so source for one you can rest assure dun give you problem easily.

should have others reliable brand beside ehiem. Also cosider headloss when sourcing for return pump.

cheers

Moxa

[junyong84]

Can I find out how you intend to place the pump outside the sump? I'm also thinking of placing my pump externally, but my sump is not drilled. So don;t know how to connect the piping!

i wld be predrilling my sump for my return...

maybe u can try using flexible hoses for ur case

[junyong84]

me thinking of using md 55 as my return as well as for my chiller.

from sump --> md 55 --> T-joint with valves to control flow --> 1 pipe back to main tank, 1 pipe to chiller and from chiller to main tank...

what do u guys think? wld md 55 fit e bill? or juz ehiem 1262?

[hamannbmw]

i will go for eheim, my eheim cannister for FW tank is more than 8 years liao, nv fail..

[shoelevy]

me thinking of using md 55 as my return as well as for my chiller.

from sump --> md 55 --> T-joint with valves to control flow --> 1 pipe back to main tank, 1 pipe to chiller and from chiller to main tank...

what do u guys think? wld md 55 fit e bill? or juz ehiem 1262?

i tink md55 use alot of elec

think rio pumps can do the same vol but with much less elec

[Rocky99]

i tink md55 use alot of elec

think rio pumps can do the same vol but with much less elec

how abt a rio 20hf 50/60W?.... 5000Lph...

[junyong84]

but md 55 is pressure rated rite? so it shld have better flowrate...

never heard of rio b4... any websites tat provide its stats?

can rio be used externally too?

[shoelevy]

rio solid brand man

but i dun tink can be used externally

i jus tink resun mds are power suckers

md55 is i tink 115W and if u on 24hrs, a month it'll cost u $13 of elec bill...very high in my opinion

if i were u, i'd look into wat flowrate i wan then gif priority to eheim.

if no such model of eheim can provide the required flow then go for resun md.

u wan eheim go to petm*rt....u wan resun md go to *qu*m*rin

[junyong84]

IMO $13 is okie, as long as the pump can provide me what i want. I don't want a pump can will give me problems and cant provide me 4 wat i wan...

Are there even higher rates of resun md, other den md 55?

[shoelevy]

eheim is a reputable brand that can be used externally too but takes up less power so do gif eheim a thought

hm...i've neve come across resun model larger than the md55...and i'm pretty sure there aren't bigger ones

anione care to confirm this?

[Eric]

Hey guys, I am thinking of placing my return pump as well as my chiller pump out of the sump.

I am looking into ehiem and resun md.

Are these two kinds of pump noisy when use out of water?

What is the longest period of time you guys have used b4 these products generate sound?

Go for Eheim as the chiller pump & route the chiller outlet to your main tank (act as a low flow return as well) cos you can't afford a break down..........After that, get a cheaper but high flowrate pump (eg. Rio hyperflow 20/26/32HF) to act as your main return.

If you can make a T-joint from both pumps and connect them together with a ball valve in between even better (keep the ball valve slight crack open) . If the Ehiem fails (very unlikely), you still get some flow from the Rio pump to your chiller. This will keep the tank temp. in check.

Eric

[junyong84]

was thinking if i used a pressure rated pump, den maybe i can tee-off part of it to the chiller.

[Eric]

was thinking if i used a pressure rated pump, den maybe i can tee-off part of it to the chiller.

IMHO, MD55 will not be as reliable as a Eheim 1262.

Eric

[junyong84]

hmms... need everyone who has tried these two pumps b4 and post me their suggestions...

thanks..!

[junyong84]

anyway, where are the places where i can buy md 55? as in places that offer best prices? hear its from a place called aquam*rin*?

[Reefbum]

IMO $13 is okie, as long as the pump can provide me what i want. I don't want a pump can will give me problems and cant provide me 4 wat i wan...

Havent include chiller running costs leh plus other equipment like lightings??

[joolye]

IMHO, MD55 will not be as reliable as a Eheim 1262.

Eric

don't think so.... if u go for iwaki MD55..anyway depends on luck! if u "sway".. what's pump also spoilt!

[Rocky99]

if the MD55 consumes 115W and the Rio 20HF 50W, and that MD55 gives at most 5OOlph more than a 20HF at 6 ft, how abt connecting two 20HFs to a T to get double power?