water pumps

[bschuhart]

My 150 gallon tank has an Iwaki water pump connected to Ocean Clear Pleated filter canister to Ocean Clear bioball canister and I just added a 1/3 HP chiller that needs a 180-600 GPH flow.

After connecting the chiller the flow going to the chiller is 200GPH with my other 2 returns closed. To clearify, I inserted a "T" after the OC filters to go to the chiller and the output of the chiller goes directly to the tank.

I want to boost the flow, can I add a second pump inline somewhere or do I have to get a new pump with a higher rating? I have a Little Giant 4-MDQ-SC sitting in the closet.

Any thoughts?

 

[hydrodmg]

i think you need a larger pump if you add another one inline it will be restricted by the first pump and put strain on the second pump i am no expert just my 2cents

 

[Reel Addiction]

Id go with a bigger pump, the second pump that you are thinking about inline will only work with the output of the first pump not total volume as if it were hooked directly to the tank itself. Pm sent

 

[Tony]

I've got an old Iwaki MD70RLT at home that I'm not using. Bought it used for a reef setup a few years ago and never had the money to get the tank setup. I think I paid $250 for it. Give it to you for $125 if interested. It pushes 1500 gph@4'.

There's some rust on the housing, but it works fine.

http://www.marinedepot.com/Iwaki_MD70RLT_Water_Pump_%28Japanese_Motor%29_1000_to_2000_Gallons_Per_Hour_External_Water_Pumps-Iwaki-IK1123-FIWPEPOT-IK1173-vi.html

 

[bschuhart]

The pump was needed for the aquarium at the school I work at. Sent an email to Iwaki asking for a donation and they're sending me a FREE MD100XLT.

I'm on a roll, with the donations, first a chiller and now a nice pump. What next? Maybe new lighting.

 

[Reel Addiction]

Um I could use some donations lol!!! Great to see the donations made by corporate.