Powerful power heads and pumps?

[Paul_MTS]

Right so it's not a SW tank but in my 850 litre FW which has a single central weir and sump i don't fell my 2 802 powerheads are up to the job.

I plan on quite heavly stocking with the best crap producers you can think of!!

The powerheads are having to pump the water a minimum of 2 metres.

there's 2 inlets one of the left whih is nearest to the sump which does the least work and an inlet on the right which is travelling around 3 metres.

I was considering the biggest ehiem hobby pump but on there chart at about 3 metres it's wasn't very much atall!!

I'm aiming to turn over around 4 times per hour.

oh and i need to beable to put 16mm (internal diameter) hose onto it.

Cheers,

UK shop links and prices would be great.

and here's a few pictures to help out. latest pictures are in the later pages.

 

[ste2k3]

You could try the aquamedic OR6500 CLICK HERE

It should pump up 2-3 metres although they retail at around £130-140

If its only for freshwater, then a pond pump would do the trick, oase aquamax IMO are the best.

ste

 

[Paul_MTS]

Too right there a bit on the pricey side I wouldn't beable to get them at cost price either as my work don't stock them

Ah ha I'll look into them, we still have some knocking around in the shop. Not sure how I'm going to get that small hose onto them though.

Ritey after a tad of research I think i'll go for the 1500 - http/212.93.14.92/productdb/templates/PR...on=&top_id=3029

should still give about 5-6 turnovers per hour even having to pump it up a bit.

Will just have to play about with the connectors when I'm back at work.I don't know what put me off using a pond pump in the first place

 

[Paul_MTS]

Just thought i would update what I'm doing.

I was in work today and we Only have the older ones in end of line kind of thing.

We had 2x 2000's in stock but the other shop might have a 3000 or 2 instead.

So i'll either run 2x 3000's a 3000 on the longer side and 2000 on the short side or 2x 2000's if thats all we have left.

I'll be over to that by end of the weekend i hope.