What is the quietest submersible pump for 130g with 5' of head loss for my sump, and how should it properly be plumed? PVC? flex tubbing? ballvalves? checkvalves? unions? Bulkhead for the return line is 1"
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What is the quietest submersible pump for 130g with 5' of head loss for my sump, and how should it properly be plumed? PVC? flex tubbing? ballvalves? checkvalves? unions? Bulkhead for the return line is 1"
How much flow do you want going through your sump? Some people like 3-5x tank turnover and others prefer 10x+. If you tell us your preference we can help you out.
Enough flow to keep everything alive.lol The drain pipe is 1 1/2" and the skimmer box was custom made and im not sure what it can handle,Im still new to the hobbie so im not sure what turnover rate is acceptable. The flow in the display tank seem's very good with the 6000 running wide open and the 2x Koralia power heads. With the headloss of just over 5' im getting roughly 1097gph. Where the tank is located in the house, its the humming of the pump that im trying to eliminate. ive insulated the pipe, and have it so the pump is in the sump not touching anything its just hanging about 1" above the sump floor
Last edited by Mike A; 01-03-2012 at 07:36 PM.
Yup the Eheim 1262 is my personal choice. Ive got one on my 120 and its completely silent externally (and I still have no doors on my stand). I had a 1260 on my 80 in the sump and it never made a sound and worked flawlessly for over a year.
I run the oceanrunner 2500 on my 120 and it's been a great pump, extremely quite and I would say competes extremely well with eheim....basically the same thing and a little more energy efficient.
1.Laguna max flo 1500
2. Eheim 1260
Eheim or a ampmaster pump. depending on how much power you want
Tunze makes a nice one too, just not sure if it provides enough GPH for you.
Peter
Salty fingers since 1989. Current tanks: 240g FOWLR, 15g QT.
I agree with Marlin about the Ocean Runner, but they recently stopped making those pumps. Id say go with the Eheim.
J.T. Milstead
"Play Today, Build Tomorrow, And Pray For The Rest"
You mentioned submersible, but I see some offering exterior pumps. hmmm....
I prefer Danner MAGDRIVE submersible pumps.
... there's a dude (John), who sells them on Craigs for a great price. Look up "pond pumps".
I plumb with PVC off the pump, just up to top of sump and then to black vinyl tube... the tank is PVC, from the bulkhead to the sump area where it joins up with the black vinyl tube. Makes it easier when you've got to move a pump within the sump for cleaning or adding/removing a prefilter. It's your choice or not to put a ball valve in, I would... even if you run them wide open. I also use checkvalves at my bulkheads. JUST for safety... but I don't rely on them. It's just one more precaution. I expect them to fail... so, I make sure my return lines are not too deep in the water.
Your 1" bulkhead, needs to be plumbed with a durso... 1.25 or 1.5" and I'd expand the line to the sump as well. To 1.5" for better flow and less noise. You'd be surprised what can squeeze through that 1" bulkhead opening.
There is an Eheim 1260 for sale or trade in EQ forum right now.
I love Eheims, very quiet pumps, run forever and minimal mainetenance required.
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