Who is using a Stenner pump for AWC?

[special-ops-s2k]

Hello all! I’m working on a new build as my return to the hobby after 15+ years. Trying to plan this all right the first time... who here is using a Stenner pump to do AWC? What size did you use? They have 6gpd all the way up to 100gpd... I plan to do a continuous water change of a few gallons daily so my question is should I get a 70gpd and have it run a few min per hr to split up the amount I’m aiming for OR get a lower flow pump and let it run longer durations?

I was thinking of going with the 70 that way if I needed to do a larger water change I could manually turn it on and let it run several hrs but use a timed outlet to otherwise turn it on and off for a few min per hr? Is this the best setup or is running more continuously better?

Thanks!

 

[geddavis]

If you are going for stability go with the longer one but if you don’t want to hear a pump all day I’d go for the shorter period. I personally use a Neptune dos as a awc and it is super noisy so I have it turn on when I leave in the morning and turn off when I come home.
Sorry for commenting when I don’t use these pumps, but I saw no one has replied in a while.

 

[special-ops-s2k]

If you are going for stability go with the longer one but if you don’t want to hear a pump all day I’d go for the shorter period. I personally use a Neptune dos as a awc and it is super noisy so I have it turn on when I leave in the morning and turn off when I come home.
Sorry for commenting when I don’t use these pumps, but I saw no one has replied in a while.

Thanks for the reply. That’s what I was wondering if the pump noise and added wear and tear having the slower rate pump run for several hours per day was worth the benefit or if I can just have the faster pump change a few hundred ML per hr spread out over the time of day everyone is upstairs sleeping? That would probably be better as I’d also have the ability in an emergency to change a much larger volume of water if I needed to and still use the Stenner. I have 55g mixing/storage vats so that would be the limiting factor to how large of a change I could make not the pump rate.

Thank you for your insight!