Questions on setting up a Large tank

Its entirely possible that you are right. I don't have personal experience
w/ that pump. I use a Rio 2100, that has been awesome at pushing my water up
about 5' into my 100 Gallon w/ really great flow. I guess the distinction
here would be between a powerhead and a water pump...

"SG" wrote in message
.rogers.com...
In article .rogers.com,
The Madd Hatter wrote:

I personally don't think it [Hagen 901] is too
weak to push the system you're talking about, but it will not be the
greatest flow rate.

From the specs it looks like a Hagen 901 can't push water past
2m/6ft. Remembering that bends add head (height) it is not
unreasonable to think that the pump might not work at all. The Hagens
aren't designed for this kind of work. It could work, sure. But there
are other pumps (like the mag) that were designed for lifting water.



There was another post regarding the Little Giant pump. I have lost
that article and I oppologise. I am not even sure who the author
was. I will reply he

Thanks for the tip on the Little Giant. There are other good external
pumps. I have not used any, though Iwaki comes to mind. If you need to
move lots of water over longer distances and up heigher hights those
external pumps are usually the way to go. The higher upfront cost is
often offset by operating costs. As well the big mag drive pumps add a
lot of heat to the water which is not always desired.