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
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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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