What`s the best external pump?

We have been using the new water blaster pumps from Octopus. They seem to be working good.

http://reefbuilders.com/2011/03/08/reef-octopus-water-blaster-hy16000-pump-moves-water/

 

Lots of people here like the Reeflos. I'd suggest going to someone's house to hear what they sound like. I think you have a room behind that tank, don't you? Might work out just fine.

 

Reeflos have been my best experience. Had my Barracuda in the basement for 4 years and cleaned it twice. Barely any noise and have it valved back 50% still pumping 1500gph. Can't go wrong.

 

Sorry, meant to say "have" it in my basement. Running now, I hope /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

 

Reeflo all the way. I have a hammerhead hybred that is a little loud but if i had rubber under the pump and in the a cabinet it would be alot quieter. I can't say enough good abought their pump's and customer service. When i was looking for a new pump i called reeflo and they were very helpful in helping select the correct pump for what i wanted to do. Imo you can't go wrong with a reeflo.

 

Reeflo.........it replaced my Iwaki......and I thought the Iwaki was "quiet". Mine sits on two pieces of cork board (all I had) and it is basically silent.

 

One thing i have found with the blueline pumps which are pretty much the same a iwaki is the fact that if you dont clean them every 4 or 5 month's they tend not to restart after a power outage on their own. Their is a shaft that goes through the impeller. The impeller is supost to spin on that shaft but if it gets to much build up in their they wont restart. It doesn't take much for them to get to much in their to not restart. I think the reeflo is a much better design. Yes they are expensive but you do get what you pay for.

 

I ran an Iwaki for years, and turned it off MANY times and it always restarted with no problem.

 

I ran an old blueline for years, never cleaned it and it restarted perhaps a hundred times without fail.

 

That's weird. I have 2 that on a regular basis they would act up. I put one on a qt two weeks ago and sure enough went down this morning and it wasnt pumping. I had to take it apart to get it working. Maybe it's just the two pump's i have. Glad everyone has had better luck with them than me.