Questions on setting up a Large tank

Thanks for the info. At least I now have more to go on. Here is another
question about the w/d. I have seen a lot of filter pads in the drip tray
ranging from regular felt to $50 filters designed for this purpose. Would it
be possible to just use coffee filters (assuming they are the right size)?
Like I said before, I am trying to keep it as cheep as possible.


"SG" wrote in message
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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.

In article 3f66f7d2$1@shknews01, David Willett wrote:
Would it
be possible to just use coffee filters (assuming they are the right size)?

I remember a thread about coffee filters a while ago. I don't remember
the specifics, but I believe someone posted saying that those filters
really didn't work.

Instead go to a fabric store and buy polyfill. Same stuff as in the
fish store. Much cheaper. You can buy it lose and in sheets. Some
posters have reported good sucess useing the sheets as a
prefilter. You want the stuff that has not been treated. Usually it is
the fill that is safe for use in baby pillows and toys.