Return pump advice please

SteveO83 · May 19, 2015

Looking into a in sump return pump for my 40b project. Have a 700ghp overflow kit and 1/2" return kit coming from glass holes. Head height will be around 4.5'. Anyone have suggestions? Used mag drive on my last tank

143MPCo · May 19, 2015

All depend on budget...

But either of the ones below should work...

Jeabo DC3000 (792 GPH)
Sicce Syncra Silent 3.0 Pump (714 GPH)

I would go with Sicce, but that's my opinion.

aslmx · May 19, 2015

Ehiem or mag

underwaterdan · May 20, 2015

143mpco have you used the sicce pumps? I can't seem to find many reviews on them. looking for reliable and quiet.

143MPCo said:
All depend on budget...

But either of the ones below should work...

Jeabo DC3000 (792 GPH)

Sicce Syncra Silent 3.0 Pump (714 GPH)

I would go with Sicce, but that's my opinion.[/QUOTE

redfishbluefish · May 20, 2015

143MPCo said:
Jeabo DC3000 (792 GPH)

+1 for a Jabeo pump......but I'd consider the new models with a DCT label (not just DC). I believe the smallest DCT is the DCT 4000. What's great about these pumps is that they are very quiet, slow starters, controllable, and energy efficient, putting little heat into the water.

143MPCo · May 20, 2015

underwaterdan said:
143mpco have you used the sicce pumps? I can't seem to find many reviews on them. looking for reliable and quiet.

Yes, I have one in my wife's nano, it runs cool and as long as the rubber feet stay on very quiet, megs IMO seem to always run a little on the warm side.

I had two mags a 7 and 9 but both heated the water up more than I would have liked, ok in a 50yr old home with drafts everywhere in the winter time, but summer was a different story!

143MPCo · May 20, 2015

underwaterdan said:
143mpco

just an fyi

, use the "@" in front of anyones user ID and they get an almost instant system generated notification via user preferences.

That helps the person you asked the question or sent info to know you addressed something to them

underwaterdan · May 20, 2015

@143MPCo cool, I didn't know that, thanks. I'm thinking of getting the jabeo dct 8000 for my 150gal extra high ....

143MPCo · May 20, 2015

underwaterdan said:
I'm thinking of getting the jabeo dct 8000 for my 150gal extra high ....

They are ok pumps at a great price point, as with anything in this hobby it always pays to have redundancy so you might want to consider, not that it's a must, a spare.