Reeflo Tiger shark speed control

[1fastrock]

Hello everyone

I just got bought a Reeflo Tiger Shark pump off the marketplace and have been loving the pump itself. I have used a gate valve to show the flow down but was wondering if there is a way that I could slow the pump down itself

Thanks in advance for any help
1fastrock

 

[Viva'sReef]

Not to my knowledge. I used to run Reeflo Goby's and the gate valve is the only way to throttle the pump. They do advertise that slowing the pump down via a gate valve does reduce the energy consumption

 

[1fastrock]

Yeah I have it gated down but is there Maybe an outside attachment that could control the speed?

 

[Viva'sReef]

Yeah I have it gated down but is there Maybe an outside attachment that could control the speed?

Don't think so, that requires a DC pump and the Reeflo pumps are all AC power I believe

 

[SquattingSnail]

You could use a VFD but a gate valve is cheaper and a lot easier with one less piece of equipment to fail.