Best pump for return

The T3's put out allot of heat and I KNOW you'll end up needing a chiller.
The Quiet ones are not Quiet and overheat way to easy (I am referring to the
new and old models). I'd never do a mag drive..noisy, and some of the
flimsiest housing I've ever seen, however they are cheap..but you get what
you pay for. I personally would try an Eheim hobby pump maybe the 1261 or
1262. Unfortunately the Eheim pumps are not cheap...mine set me back a few
hundred bucks. Just my 2 cents.

Ian

"Ken" wrote in message
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Hey everybody, thanks for reading.

I am having a very difficult time deciding on a pump for my return line. I
have considered a GRI (Gorman Rupp) 510 (can't find much feedback on
these),
Custom Sealife velocity T3 (worry about heat exchange with this one) and
a
Lifegard Quiet One. I could really use some input on this decision. Please
let me know what you are using good or bad. If there is a pump I'm missing
let me know about it.

My main qualities I'm looking for are quietness, heat exchange and
durability.

I'm looking for around 600-800 gph at 4.5' head.

Thanks so much,

Ken

i guess we are talking about two different "mag" pumps, i have several and
they are quite as church mouses and are solid built and not what i call
"cheap" on price either.

kc

"Ian Mather" wrote in message
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The T3's put out allot of heat and I KNOW you'll end up needing a chiller.
The Quiet ones are not Quiet and overheat way to easy (I am referring to
the
new and old models). I'd never do a mag drive..noisy, and some of the
flimsiest housing I've ever seen, however they are cheap..but you get what
you pay for. I personally would try an Eheim hobby pump maybe the 1261 or
1262. Unfortunately the Eheim pumps are not cheap...mine set me back a
few
hundred bucks. Just my 2 cents.

Ian

"Ken" wrote in message
news:Gs8gb.506975$cF.181414@rwcrnsc53...
Hey everybody, thanks for reading.

I am having a very difficult time deciding on a pump for my return line.
I
have considered a GRI (Gorman Rupp) 510 (can't find much feedback on
these),
Custom Sealife velocity T3 (worry about heat exchange with this one)
and
a
Lifegard Quiet One. I could really use some input on this decision.
Please
let me know what you are using good or bad. If there is a pump I'm
missing
let me know about it.

My main qualities I'm looking for are quietness, heat exchange and
durability.

I'm looking for around 600-800 gph at 4.5' head.

Thanks so much,

Ken

Perhaps I should have been more clear, The flimsy construction I am
referring to is the impeller cover and output "cap" (the part bolted down
with 4 screws)Thinest most brittle piece of plastic..Doesn't take much
pressure to crack it!

The loudness part varies, but 2 of the 4 mag's I had started making
grinding/rattling sounds within 1 year.

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
...
i guess we are talking about two different "mag" pumps, i have several and
they are quite as church mouses and are solid built and not what i call
"cheap" on price either.

kc

"Ian Mather" wrote in message
news:AmKgb.43155$6C4.25291@pd7tw1no...
The T3's put out allot of heat and I KNOW you'll end up needing a
chiller.
The Quiet ones are not Quiet and overheat way to easy (I am referring to
the
new and old models). I'd never do a mag drive..noisy, and some of the
flimsiest housing I've ever seen, however they are cheap..but you get
what
you pay for. I personally would try an Eheim hobby pump maybe the 1261
or
1262. Unfortunately the Eheim pumps are not cheap...mine set me back a
few
hundred bucks. Just my 2 cents.

Ian

"Ken" wrote in message
news:Gs8gb.506975$cF.181414@rwcrnsc53...
Hey everybody, thanks for reading.

I am having a very difficult time deciding on a pump for my return
line.
I
have considered a GRI (Gorman Rupp) 510 (can't find much feedback on
these),
Custom Sealife velocity T3 (worry about heat exchange with this one)
and
a
Lifegard Quiet One. I could really use some input on this decision.
Please
let me know what you are using good or bad. If there is a pump I'm
missing
let me know about it.

My main qualities I'm looking for are quietness, heat exchange and
durability.

I'm looking for around 600-800 gph at 4.5' head.

Thanks so much,

Ken

That is a drawback with these pumps. They need to be kept clean - if
any abrasive grit gets inside, it can score the magnet badly and
eventually lead to wobbling.

"Ian Mather" wrote in message news:g4uhb.56468$9l5.47429@pd7tw2no...
Perhaps I should have been more clear, The flimsy construction I am
referring to is the impeller cover and output "cap" (the part bolted down
with 4 screws)Thinest most brittle piece of plastic..Doesn't take much
pressure to crack it!

The loudness part varies, but 2 of the 4 mag's I had started making
grinding/rattling sounds within 1 year.

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
...
i guess we are talking about two different "mag" pumps, i have several and
they are quite as church mouses and are solid built and not what i call
"cheap" on price either.

kc

"Ian Mather" wrote in message
news:AmKgb.43155$6C4.25291@pd7tw1no...
The T3's put out allot of heat and I KNOW you'll end up needing a
chiller.
The Quiet ones are not Quiet and overheat way to easy (I am referring to
the
new and old models). I'd never do a mag drive..noisy, and some of the
flimsiest housing I've ever seen, however they are cheap..but you get
what
you pay for. I personally would try an Eheim hobby pump maybe the 1261
or
1262. Unfortunately the Eheim pumps are not cheap...mine set me back a
few
hundred bucks. Just my 2 cents.

Ian

"Ken" wrote in message
news:Gs8gb.506975$cF.181414@rwcrnsc53...
Hey everybody, thanks for reading.

I am having a very difficult time deciding on a pump for my return
line.
I
have considered a GRI (Gorman Rupp) 510 (can't find much feedback on
these),
Custom Sealife velocity T3 (worry about heat exchange with this one)
and
a
Lifegard Quiet One. I could really use some input on this decision.
Please
let me know what you are using good or bad. If there is a pump I'm
missing
let me know about it.

My main qualities I'm looking for are quietness, heat exchange and
durability.

I'm looking for around 600-800 gph at 4.5' head.

Thanks so much,

Ken

??? All of the MagDrive pumps I own (I have 3's driving my skimmers,
2 9's as return pumps, and a 5 for mixing and water transfer) are very
quiet, and none of the models I own have what I would call a flimsy
housing - they are very solid, and epoxy-filled.. The only drawback
that I can see is that they do seem to impart some heat to the water -
but being in Seattle, that is not really a bad thing

Are these the ones you are talking about??
http://www.marinedepot.com/a_ph_danner.asp

Note that there may be several different brands of pumps that use a
magnetic impeller drive - maybe you are confusing it with some other
brand??

Just puzzled.



"Ian Mather" wrote in message news:AmKgb.43155$6C4.25291@pd7tw1no...
The T3's put out allot of heat and I KNOW you'll end up needing a chiller.
The Quiet ones are not Quiet and overheat way to easy (I am referring to the
new and old models). I'd never do a mag drive..noisy, and some of the
flimsiest housing I've ever seen, however they are cheap..but you get what
you pay for. I personally would try an Eheim hobby pump maybe the 1261 or
1262. Unfortunately the Eheim pumps are not cheap...mine set me back a few
hundred bucks. Just my 2 cents.

Ian