Return pump for biocube 29 sump

[Jd120988]

Ok so I came across an old aquapod 12 gallon aio and I thought hey why don't I use this as a sump with a huge refugium since the glass is scratched horribly and I don't forsee myself buffing it out and setting it up. So my question is what kind of return pump can i use that will fit in the back chamber of an aquapod 12. It currently has an eheim 600 but I'm thinking this is a little weak to pump the water up that high. Any nano sized returns that anybody can suggest or any other modifying ideas anybody have? I'd like a mag 5 but it won't fit. I'm open to ideas, thanks guys.

 

[Supurderek]

You can go up to 1200 maxijet. But 600 should work since you don't want water flow to be very high in a refugium.

 

[Jd120988]

You can go up to 1200 maxijet. But 600 should work since you don't want water flow to be very high in a refugium.

Yea the maxijets footprint is too large anyway. But you believe that 600 can pump the water that high?

 

[Supurderek]

How high is the head? The smaller diameter tubing, the easier to push water upwards, as well.

 

[Jd120988]

I'm going to be using a overflow box because the tank is not drilled. But I would guess around 4 feet from pump to DT.

 

[lion king]

What size is the space you are putting the pump in; check out the eheim compact plus pumps. great head pressure. The compact pumps are smaller, maybe even look into those.

 

[Jd120988]

What size is the space you are putting the pump in; check out the eheim compact plus pumps. great head pressure. The compact pumps are smaller, maybe even look into those.

I'm not sure, I'm at work I will look into that later, thank you

 

[tomtom2245]

Not sure of the dimensions you need but look at the Rio pumps as well. I used to use one in my old BC29

 

[Jd120988]

This is a very small chamber I'm afraid not much can fit in there. I have an eheim 600 that barely makes the squeeze.

 

[lion king]

If that's the case, what you are using is probably the best you are going to get. The eheim pumps are my favorite, that one with the head pressure for a bc29 I believe will be severely under powered. If you can't figure a way to increase the size of the chamber, maybe even pulling it apart and re-siliconing in the dividers. You may have to find an external pump.

 

[Jd120988]

If that's the case, what you are using is probably the best you are going to get. The eheim pumps are my favorite, that one with the head pressure for a bc29 I believe will be severely under powered. If you can't figure a way to increase the size of the chamber, maybe even pulling it apart and re-siliconing in the dividers. You may have to find an external pump.

I was actually thinking about doing just that because then I could make the baffles how big I want and I could then just opt for the mag 5 return which I think will be my bets bet. I guess I gotta break out the Dremel and silicone, thanks for the ideas guys.