Need help choosing a heater and sump pump.

Gregoryalln854 · 12-02-2012, 04:30 PM

I'm planning on replacing one of my Canister filters with a wet dry, what is a good heater for the sump, and what kind of pump do you recommend for a 75 gallon? The wet dry I'm looking at says 400 gph. I'm looking for something quiet.

Kathyy · 12-02-2012, 05:05 PM

I just put the usual submersible heaters into the sump. I make a cage for them from egg crate and zip ties as I hate suction cups and the sound of glass slamming into the wall of the sump.

I use this calculator to attempt to figure out how large a pump I need.
http://reefcentral.com/calc/hlc2.php

Search reefcentral on google for many threads such as this one. I saved this thread but ended up buying a Laguna Max Flo. Take the cage off and it looks like a regular pump! For some reason energy use doesn't get mentioned often, Rio HyperFlow and the smaller Quiet Ones are more efficient than Mags and Eheims.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...1984132&page=2

In.a.Box · 12-02-2012, 07:23 PM

The pump u need depends on your pipe tubing.
Heater also depend on the gallon of the sump.
For heater I like to time 2.

For a 40gallon sump I like to go 250w or 2 150w

Gregoryalln854 · 12-02-2012, 11:09 PM

The sump I'm looking at isn't very big, it's the eshopps wd-100cs. 18L x 12W x 16H

12-02-2012, 04:30 PM	#1
Gregoryalln854 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: pdx Posts: 54	Need help choosing a heater and sump pump. I'm planning on replacing one of my Canister filters with a wet dry, what is a good heater for the sump, and what kind of pump do you recommend for a 75 gallon? The wet dry I'm looking at says 400 gph. I'm looking for something quiet.

12-02-2012, 05:05 PM	#2
Kathyy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Newbury Park, CA Posts: 2,952	I just put the usual submersible heaters into the sump. I make a cage for them from egg crate and zip ties as I hate suction cups and the sound of glass slamming into the wall of the sump. I use this calculator to attempt to figure out how large a pump I need. http://reefcentral.com/calc/hlc2.php Search reefcentral on google for many threads such as this one. I saved this thread but ended up buying a Laguna Max Flo. Take the cage off and it looks like a regular pump! For some reason energy use doesn't get mentioned often, Rio HyperFlow and the smaller Quiet Ones are more efficient than Mags and Eheims. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...1984132&page=2 __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=195914 "180 gallons of Ferny Wood"

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12-02-2012, 07:23 PM	#3
In.a.Box Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New England Posts: 1,119	The pump u need depends on your pipe tubing. Heater also depend on the gallon of the sump. For heater I like to time 2. For a 40gallon sump I like to go 250w or 2 150w

12-02-2012, 11:09 PM	#4
Gregoryalln854 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: pdx Posts: 54	The sump I'm looking at isn't very big, it's the eshopps wd-100cs. 18L x 12W x 16H