Recommendations for a small pump

[dakota9]

I had a Koralia Nano that I recently sold. I was never too impressed with the output, but it had one thing going for it, as it's the only pump I've found that can fit through the 70mm opening of a tighthead pail (some people just call it a 5gal water jug you get ro/di in).

It was really convienant to drop the koralia and a heater in the jug, throw in some salt and let it mix. That's a 20% water change for a tank my size. Only drawback was it took over a day for the Koralia to disolve the salt fully, as the outbut on those things aren't great.

I thought I'd just get another type of powerhead, but nothing I've found has fit. I was hoping the MJ 600 would fit through the opening, but it's too big.

Any ideas?

 

[acroholic]

Sunlight supply has a new line of very inexpensive pumps and powerheds out now, under the EcoPlus name. I know Keen Reef has them in stock, maybe some other Sponsors as well.
Dave

 

[budsreef]

Dakota, that's only 2.5 cups of salt and I'm really surprised it takes that long for the salt to disolve. What is the temp of the water when you start? I would think that if the water is at least over 70 degrees, with the nano pointed at the bottom and adding just a cup at a time it should take just an hour or so. The minijet 606 might work for you but I would still think the nano would be the best option.

 

[corigan]

What kind of salt are you using?

 

[darren24]

I use salt buckets or Home Depot buckets for my water change water and drop one of these cheap pumps in there (like a 2600 model) and it mixes it up pretty quick. I do let it mix overnight though.

 

[dakota9]

Budsreef;416506 wrote: Dakota, that's only 2.5 cups of salt and I'm really surprised it takes that long for the salt to disolve. What is the temp of the water when you start? I would think that if the water is at least over 70 degrees, with the nano pointed at the bottom and adding just a cup at a time it should take just an hour or so. The minijet 606 might work for you but I would still think the nano would be the best option.

True the salt i used to use is OI, and recently turned to Seachem, but yes, it took the nano a while to mix it. Swirling at the bottom would be a cloud of white, which in reality, probably wasn't salt, but buffers.

The K nano wasn't really great in the fact i used it in a 2.5 gallon holding tank and it really didn't seem to have enough flow.

 

[dakota9]

Just bought one from Keen Reef. It's like just a few mm's too big, hopefully he'll let me return it for the next size smaller.

I'm trying to fit a pump inside a 70mm opening, the problem is that the 70mm is measured from outside thread to outside thread. The ID is probably closer to 63mm. I think the smallest will fit.

 

[dakota9]

Just FYI.....

The smallest EcoPlus pump (variable to a max of 66 gph I believe) fits well inside a 5 gallon tight head pail. Just add pump, heater and appr. 2 1/2 cups of salt, and in a few hours, you have fresh saltwater... Great for people with small systems who only require a 5gal water change.