What return pump to use on my new 6ft I'm setting up.

leecasey82 · Jun 20, 2015

Hi
I'm just setting up and buying equipment for my new 6x2x2ft with a 4ft sump and am wondering what decent pumps are out there that will handle around 6000lph

prsnlty · Jun 20, 2015

So you have a 180g tank. I am running a dc12000 on my 180g from .fish-street.com. It's silent, and has been handling 3 returns plus 3 reactors.
It's about $110

adam87 · Jun 20, 2015

Fluval SP4
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_viewitem.aspx?idproduct=HG14335&child=HG14337

palmer · Jun 21, 2015

Mag 18

redfishbluefish · Jun 21, 2015

MAG pumps are workhorses that never die....but use a bunch of electricity and add considerable heat to your tank. I think the future of pumps are DC pumps. As suggested above, I'd be looking at the Jabeo DCT 12000. Low electrical usage, low heat input, quiet, slow start...win, win, win, all the way around.

palmer · Jun 21, 2015

There was a thread and videos of jaebo pumps leaking

ksfulk · Jun 21, 2015

In the sump or outside the sump? Ive run the Mag line of pumps that work great in the water. Ive heard some good things about some of the newer DC pumps (though they can be expensive). If you can run external, I highly recommend the Reeflo Snapper/Dart hybrid. You can swap out the impeller to give you more or less gph and they run pretty quiet for externals.

prsnlty · Jun 21, 2015

redfishbluefish said:
MAG pumps are workhorses that never die....but use a bunch of electricity and add considerable heat to your tank. I think the future of pumps are DC pumps. As suggested above, I'd be looking at the Jabeo DCT 12000. Low electrical usage, low heat input, quiet, slow start...win, win, win, all the way around.

Absolutely! I could NOT be happier to be running the Jebao DC12000 on my 180. It is completely silent and a real good pump. I ditched those hot, power suckling mag pumps when I set this system up. The DC12000 runs everything in line on my system and it isn't even dialed all the way up. Another thing I like is that we have power outages all the time and is has a delayed soft start when the juice come on. Because of that the reactors don't have their media blowing like a hard quick start does. Love it! Oh btw. The Jebao DC12000 costs lest than a mag 18

*Jebao DC and DCT are the same