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12-29-2005, 07:47 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, TN
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 |  Mag 7 pump
Can someone give the the overall dimensions for a Mag 7 pump? | 
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12-29-2005, 11:26 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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12-29-2005, 11:43 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, TN
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Originally Posted by Diver_1298 |
Thanks Diver!
Is there a prefilter that goes on the intake? I am planning my sump and need to know how much room this pump is going to take up.
Is this the pump I need? I have a 600 GPH overflow and the top of my tank is about 4 feet high. | |
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12-29-2005, 07:20 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
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It should work just fine. My overflow is also 600gph and I am using a Quiet One 3000 pump rated at 780gph and it works well. I have also used a Rio hyperflow 12 at 850gph but my wife complained about the low humm it made hence the quiet one pump. My overflow easily handled the 850gph. I'm going to upgrade to a Quiet one 4000 at 1050gph to get a little more flow.They use only 50watts and are rated to 10 or 12 feet head pressure. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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12-30-2005, 04:48 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bristol, TN
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Are there any other pumps anyone would like to recomend? Does anyone else have anything to say about either the Mag 7 or the Quiet One 3000? Any reason I should choose one over the other?
Thanks,
Rick | |
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12-30-2005, 06:15 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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A word of caution: mag pumps make noise. But besides that Imo they are great pumps
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100 gal touch tank for propagation;Current Sunpod2 HQI @1400k HQI ,38 gal Korrall sump, ASM G-3 skimmer, Mag 9.5. Stock changes often
125 gal ;Aqualight Pro HQI 2 HQI@1400k / Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Light Fixture, 5 powerheads, 30 gal sump, mag 12(return),Ocean runner 3500(return through chiller), ASM G-3 skimmer, UV sterilizer, Artic chiller Tobacco bass, maroon clowns, Seriatopora guttatus, Seriatopora hystrix, capricornis, Acropora, Spongodes, porites, Turbinaria,Stylophora pistillata, etc
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12-30-2005, 08:15 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
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I have much the same setup as you, about 4' head on the pump. I personally lilke the ViaAqua series (see the 2600 in the reviews section).
Mike
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny, | |
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12-30-2005, 01:45 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
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Mags are proven and reliable but if noise is an issue then I would consider the Quiet One 3000-4000. I cant speak on their reliability because I've only had mine for 6 months though, but they are nearly silent and I have to stick my head inside my tank cabinet to tell if its running. I also read that Ehiem pumps are supposed to be very good. | |
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