rio 1700(nah) mag 5 (nah) mag 7 (nah) mag 9???
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jweb - Posts: 318
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i just ordered a koralia 3. so now i'll have 2000+ gph in my 58 gallon. I also bought the maxijet mod, which is amazing, it turned my 100 gph power head into about 600 gph. I need a higher power sump pump eventually. I have the mag drive 5 (or equivalent) I think, it came with the setup I bought. It has a high flow, but not enough IMO. The return is split into two 1" bendy pipes. So it's low power coming out of them.
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Snowboss4492 - Posts: 2098
- Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:24 pm
i spent 15 years building gas stations .................so i can comment on pipeing - -you can lose up to 15 percent of your flow in one solid 90 degree ell fitting 5-7 percent in a 45 ............its crazy how much flow you can lose - - - i would say its very safe to say that a one inch hose with minimal sweeping bends in it is equvalent to 1 1/2 to 2 inch hard pipeing
we were pulling out 4 inch main trunk line {steel pipe}at truck stops and replaceing it with 2 1/2 inch enviroflex flexable line and gaining flow, just to give you an idea
we were pulling out 4 inch main trunk line {steel pipe}at truck stops and replaceing it with 2 1/2 inch enviroflex flexable line and gaining flow, just to give you an idea
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fihsboy - Posts: 1837
- Joined: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:20 pm
well......I have basically 7 90 degree fittings in the line..... so im losing a TON with that.....I might try to hook up the 9 with tubing and see how that goes. Id like a solid 700-800 gph out of each pipe......of course thats alternating....
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fihsboy - Posts: 1837
- Joined: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:20 pm
I took out the prefilter on my 7 today.....HOLY COW. that helped a lot! it wasnt really dirty....its just that thick sponge.....took it off and BAM. more flow. im going to softline it today as well.....less stress on the pump and more flow. if thats not enough.......pulling out the Mag 9.5. if it does work then im selling the mag 9 to the lfs. :)
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fihsboy - Posts: 1837
- Joined: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:20 pm
Hooked it up. ITS SWEET! everyone that said its too much is crazy. My corals are coming out like never before. its a nice wave action inside and my corals featherdusters and fish are enjoying the hell out of it. directions change every 6-8 seconds and its perfect. my tankmates finally look happy. Wish I could video tape it......it was completly worth it!
