NAGARAJAN'S WEBPAGE FOR BEGINNER'S TROPICAL FISH AQUARIUM

WATER PUMPS

   Mostly water pumps are needed to circulate water through a filter. Smaller size pumps are used in home aquaria and bigger capacity ones are used for ponds. We shall take a look at some of these.

Power head


Power Head
-Hagen Aquaclear
Hi-Spec 3000

Power Head
-Marineland
Penguin 660

Power Head
-Aquarium Systems
Maxi Jet-900

   Power heads are primarily used in aquaria for driving the water through a filter. Mostly these are used with UGF or Under Gravel Filters, but some are also attached to cannister type internal filters or trickle filters. These are quite powerful can create a strong water current. These are generally attacjhed to the inside glass surface by a suction cup. They come with adjustable swivel heads that can be turned up at an angle to create water movement at the surface. Turning the nozzle upwards also reduces the water current and also creates less disturbance to the plants and fish. Some models are available in forward and reverse flow especially if you want to use with UGF filters. These are usually very rugged and come with encapsulated wiring duct and motor. Since they work inside the water, the noice they generate is very minimal compared air pumps and external motors. These are not suitable for tanks smaller than 3 feet in length. These pumps in conjunction with canister filter will remove suspended particle very rapidly. These are available in capacity ranges from 100 GPH to 300 GPH in general. Choose on to suit the capacity of your tank. Take note of capacity of the pump and delivery head in choosing your pump.

Some commercial power heads available and the details:

Manufacturer Model Flow rate GPH
Maxi-Jet MP400 106
Maxi-Jet MP600 160
Maxi-Jet MP900 230
Maxi-Jet MP1200 295
Hagen Aquaclear-101 80
Hagen Aquaclear-201 125
Hagen Aquaclear-301 175
Hagen Aquaclear-402 125
Hagen Aquaclear-802 175
Hagen Aquaclear-901 935
Hagen Hi-Spec 3000 150-260
Hagen Hi-Spec 4000 237-396
Marineland Penguin 550 145
Marineland Penguin 650 170
Marineland Penguin 1140 300
Penn Plax Tiger shark 150
Penn Plax Mako Shark 200
ZooMed Powersweep 212 125
ZooMed Powersweep 214 160
ZooMed Powersweep 226 190
ZooMed Powersweep 228 270

External pumps


Pump -EHEIM

Pump -Little Giant
3MDQ-SC

Pump- Iwaki MD55RLT

Pump -Mag Drive 5

Pump -Rio 1700

Pump -Custom Sea Life
Velocity T1

   These are powerful pumps usually needed for large capacity aquaira or ponds. They are available in capacities from 80 GPH to 600 GPH.

Some commercial pumps available and the details:

Manufacturer Model Flow rate G @ 3ft In & Out Conn. size
Custom Sealife T1 540 3/4" FPT
Custom Sealife T2 650 3/4" FPT
Custom Sealife T3 800 3/4" FPT
Custom Sealife T4 1225 1" FPT
Iwaki WMD20RLT 435 3/4" MPT
Iwaki WMD30RLT 540 3/4" MPT
Iwaki MD55RLT 1062 1" MPT
Iwaki MD70RLT 1530 1" MPT
Iwaki MD100RLT 2070 1" MPT
MagDrive Model 5 375 1/2" MPT
MagDrive Model 7 500 1/2" MPT
MagDrive Model 9.5 810 3/4" MPT
MagDrive Model 18 1500 3/4" MPT
MagDrive Model 24 2000 1" MPT
Mini Jet 404 18-108 7/16" hose
Micro Jet 450 49-117 7/16" hose
Rio 600 64 1/2" hose
Rio 1700 418 3/4" hose
Rio 2500 580 3/4" hose
Rio 4100 1304 3/4" hose

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