Appropriate pump ?

[Anthony king]

Hi so one of the tanks that i deal with external pump is making some noise (more than usual) ,and am just trying to be proactive and switch it out before it fails my question is what external pump would be an appropriate replacement for a 600 gallon tank? It's about 8' tall so gotta have some good flow so i don't lose any head pressure I'll attach a pic of the old pump. Just trying to see what my options are thanks for any help.

 

[bhodges82]

Mine was making noise one day and I took it offline and removed the front to find a small snail and a rock had gotten sucked up causing it to be off balance, it was back online and silent in 15 minutes. Panworld pumps are beasts, there is probably something similar going on with yours.

(I'm really glad i proof read this, it would have been bad. Lol)

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[bhodges82]

I use the panworld 200ps, 1750 gph with 39' head pressure.

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[Steve Burton]

Even if not a snail/etc., I believe it can be rebuilt

 

[bhodges82]

The front is held on by six 10mm nuts, just close your valves off and have a look, you might just find that need a new impeller which would still be better than a new pump.

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[Anthony king]

Appreciate it didn't think it would be that simple to diagnose. Im not as familiar with external pumps ,but the snail or rock cloging would make sense since ive found a couple snails in the last chamber the last 2 times ive been there. I cant imagine how they make it past all the baffles and and filter socks. Much appreciated @bhodges82 @Steve Burton

 

[bhodges82]

Let us know what you find.

 

[Anthony king]

Will do he wants it replaced anyway says its to loud for his liking im looking for the vectra with the battery backup

 

[Anthony king]

Bought the L1 from Atlanta aquarium today and the backup battery didnt realize i needed a booster for it anybody know where i can find one locally ?

 

[ActiveAngel]

Haha... the snail issue has happened to me too.

As for what pump size info:

• 600g tank
• 8’ of head pressure
• What is the length of tubing from the pump to the tank?
• Does the return piping have any splits; if so, how many?

 

[Adam]

That looks like a pretty small pump & plumbing for a 600 gallon tank. How much turnover is the tank getting now and is it healthy & happy?

If the guy wants a quieter pump I've heard nothing but good things about Iwaki. They're fairly expensive but not crazy priced.

 

[joseayes]

For this application and the longevity of it I’d only use external pump, like some others have said, Panworld, Iwaki or Reeflow, being this last one my option when I was pretending to run my former 120g.
Recent models of internal pumps haven’t pass the longevity that you’d get compared with some of this external ones (based on my search) or at least I haven’t heard from one person who has them running for a while with no issues.

 

[Anthony king]

The connections were all glued on and reduced to 3/4. The pump wasn't super strong, but its a fowlr tank and all the fish are happy. His main concern was the noise i went with the vectra l1 seemed to flow better and much quieter

 

[bhodges82]

Has the old pump been inspected?

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[Anthony king]

Yes a snail was stuck inside

 

[bhodges82]

It's still got a lot of life left in it. What model is it?

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[Anthony king]

Idk ill look next time i go he wants to keep it as a back up i think