Looking for a new circulation pump

DelawareJim · Post by **DelawareJim** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:30 am

I'm looking for a new circulation pump for near the bottom of my 110 (48w x 18d x 30h). I was thinking about a Hydor Koralia 750 (750 gph), a Koralia 1050 (1050gph), or something similar.

Anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks.
Cheers.
Jim

DelawareJim · Post by **DelawareJim** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:37 am

Anyone????

fjf888 · Post by **fjf888** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:07 pm

I only used in my saltwater. They are great.

You might want two smaller ones to have more flexibility location, flow, etc.

FWIW

150EH · Post by **150EH** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:21 pm

Jim I got a pair of JBJ circulation pumps (550 gph) with a wave maker at MarineDepot for $80 shipped, they also have a kit with 2 1600 gph pumps for around a $100 or so. I've had them for 2 or 3 months with no problems, they are smaller than the Koralia and they work with an impeller that gives a wide gentle flow, the wave maker is fairly basic with continous power or alternating power from 10 seconds up to 6 minutes, oh the impeller on the pumps are very much like the Eheim canisters with the magnet & ceramic axle.

The only con with these are the power cords are only 36" each but for the price you cant beat them.

I use them in a 150 g tall and I could have got the 1600 gph models and used the wavemaker to control power.

FrannyB · Post by **FrannyB** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:14 pm

I bought the Koralia 5 which was way too big and way too powerful for my 120. I bought a smaller model from Damien and it seems to be to powerful as well. No matter how I position it the plants are leaning.

I'm hoping to try one more time to find something that will give me a circulating current without causing too much turbulence.

150EH · Post by **150EH** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:35 pm

The JBJ's are nice, wide, and very good control with the wave maker, but the price was the kicker.

I really got lucky at House of Tropicals had the Koralia, JBJ, Oceanic, and the MaxiJet with a retro kit, but I got to see and touch them all and see them in their tanks. Although nobody at any forum had ever used them, so I took a chance.

FrannyB · Post by **FrannyB** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:16 pm

I need to see and touch them as well.

Guess I have to make a trip up there next week.

fjf888 · Post by **fjf888** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:26 pm

I think for planted tank purposes two nanos would work for a large tank (a nano is still somewhere in the 250 gph range). While its really good for circulation, we don't really need the serious gph the reefers do, so smaller pumps more spread out I think is the better answer for planted tanks.

Looking for a new circulation pump

Looking for a new circulation pump

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