24 gallon nanocube return pump idea

[schneidergarrettt60]

Well I am thinking of setting a 24 gallon nano cube. This is an old one. I have had it forever. So I was looking at it yesterday and noticed that it does not have a return pump.
I have a newer maxijet1200 but it has a weird adapter on it and will not fit in the return chamber.
So I am reaching out to ask what would be equivalent and would fit in the return chamber?
Please let me know your ideas and success I am not trying to break the bank either.
Thanks

 

[Lasse]

I do not know the size of your return chamber - but this is really small 2.5″ x 1.5″ x 2.3″ (LWH) I use this in my GFO reactor - have works very well.

This one is also a good choice 3 5/8″ x 2 1/8″ x 3 1/4″ (LWH), 4 3/4″ L with strainer attached. It is with the new controller - possible to use an external 1-10 V signal. My skimmer pump, my biofilter pump and my return pump is of this type - all of them working good

Sincerely Lasse

 

[schneidergarrettt60]

Thanks for the input.
I am not sure what size it is either I guess I should measure it when I get home.
It seems everything has gone to a dc pump. I am just looking for something that has been tried and true around 300gph to a little more.
Thanks

 

[Bosreef]

Did you take the "weird adapter" off and see if it will fit? Otherwise I sicce 1.0 is my suggestion.

 

[schneidergarrettt60]

I cannot take the adapter thing off it is built on the actual piece it is like for an air line. I will post pictures when I get home from work. This suggestion might not be too bad I will look into it.
Is there any rio pumps that do about the same gph?

 

[schneidergarrettt60]

Also while we are talking about it. Is there any mods that you would recommend before I do set up the tank?
Thanks

 

[Bosreef]

I run a WB 20 so not sure what your back chambers look like but I would look into an intank media rack for the back chambers.

In my WB 20 I run an intank media basket in first chamber consisting of filter floss, carbon and chemipure secon chamber skimmer ditch filter socks unless you wanna change then everyday!!!

 

[schneidergarrettt60]

This is the one I have now and you can see in the picture the air line hose coming off.
I was thinking in the first chamber carbon. Might get an media basket. Second cheato and the third return pump. I took the hood off and will be using a black box led

 

[Bosreef]

Yeah you can take off that hole bottom piece

 

[schneidergarrettt60]

Yeah I know that. It is more like the air tubing on the out put not the input I will add a picture later when I get home it seems like it is more for the power head then the pump portion and I only have the one peice