Well rest assured i hav'int 50 years of experiance
More like 20+ for me' but im not 90 years old or somthing.
Far be it from me that has an "extensive" understanding of "hydraulics"
I opt for bigger higher pressure pumps that i feel are well suited for fish tanks , not moving water 10 floors up to a crapper.
It's (imo) of course i prefer to use the larger pump simply beacause
we all to often find that the water is not turning over and/or have a lack of head pressure of the nozzle .
Thus we find our selfs buying 10 power heads and sucking up more power And making our tanks look like a "hill-billy swimin pool"
And heat off a larger pump is some what "negligible" here considering MOST of the heat is put into the water from all the lighting/room temp.
I opt for the "peter built' that i can do more with in the longer run. |