best return pump for 210 gal tank

[victor626nj]

hey guys i was wondering what would be the best return pump for a 210 gal reef ready tank it has two over flows and i was thinking on adding a scwd its seems like the 210 i have for sale is not going to sale so i might setting it up withen the next 2 weeks if no one buys it i have a mag 9 but was wondering what will give me a better return i am going to add some power heads for flow in the tank if not ill probably add a cl havent made up my mind yet thanks to all responces in advance:yes:

 

[dkelly]

I run a Blueline 30x on my 210g reef

 

[victor626nj]

anyone else have any ideas

 

[james s_]

Whats wrong with the Mag 9? You dont need much flow from your return.How much flow can your overflows handle? I wouldnt spend more $$$ if you allready have a pump.

 

[victor626nj]

46bfinga;61611 wrote: Whats wrong with the Mag 9? You dont need much flow from your return.How much flow can your overflows handle? I wouldnt spend more $$$ if you allready have a pump.

well i was just wondering cause it doesnt sound like much flow for a 210 especially one that is 7 feet long but thanks for the info

 

[russ]

I would get something like an Iwaki 70...

 

[james s_]

flaco626nj;61625 wrote: well i was just wondering cause it doesnt sound like much flow for a 210 especially one that is 7 feet long but thanks for the info

It would give you around 3-4x turnover which isnt too bad for a sump return.You will get all your flow from powerheads or your closed loop. What will your overflow's on the tank handle? Probably not more then 1200gph.
Iwaki 70 would be around $350 new,kind of expensive for a sump return pump dont you think? And you dont need a pump that is pressure rated if your sump is going to be right under the tank.
If you feel like spending some money buy an quiet one 5000

 

[mike17kb]

I use a mag 24 for my return pump in my 210 and never had any issues with it.

Mike

 

[james s_]

mike17kb;61669 wrote: I use a mag 24 for my return pump in my 210 and never had any issues with it.

Mike

What size overflows do you have? Did you have to use a ball valve to slow the return down?

 

[mike17kb]

46bfinga;61674 wrote: What size overflows do you have? Did you have to use a ball valve to slow the return down?

<span style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Consolas;">I have a single custom overflow on one end of the tank. There is no ball valve that I know of. My single overflow is about 14 inches wide by 6 inches wide. Not sure too much more about it, I know I use it partially for flow and only need one powerhead on this end of the tank as opposed to a tunze and two powerheads on the other end for great water movement.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Mike</span></span>

 

[dorian965]

i have an iwaki md55 rlt and a genx 70.pm me if your interested.dorian

 

[jmaneyapanda]

I use a mag 18 on a all glass 210 (with standard overflows). I split the return to three lines- one to each overflow locline return, and one to a sea swirl. After all the plumbing and travel, the drain does not need to be adjusted or altered at all.