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August 15th 04, 10:58 AM
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pump recommendations
I'm using a 36G reef tank and want to replace the faulty RIO1700 return pump
should I go for the maximum output or should I just replace with a similar output to the pump I'm replacing. I've 2 1.5" output pipes from the tank. recommendations anyone. Robin 
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August 15th 04, 10:39 PM
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You need to shhot for turning 360 gallons per hour. 1.5" piping is plenty.
One thing to calculate is drag lost by pipe length and bends. Here is a link to help with that http://www.maagsreef.com/flowrates.html Some hood pumps are Mag, Iwaki and Dolphin. "robin.gordon1" wrote in message ... I'm using a 36G reef tank and want to replace the faulty RIO1700 return pump should I go for the maximum output or should I just replace with a similar output to the pump I'm replacing. I've 2 1.5" output pipes from the tank. recommendations anyone. Robin
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