What pump do you use for water changes?

[Kay]

I need to buy another one, my maxi jet 12 finally died. Would like a little more powerful one for water changes for my 120. What do you use?

Kay

 

[rckrzy1]

@janakaybravo wrote:

I use a quiet one 3000 . what I do is remove water, then start up return pump quiet one 4000 and my 3000 with no head can keep up and that's how I refill my system.

 

[Ashlar]

I use a big laguna pump- takes about 30 seconds to empty my 55g fuge, and about 45 to refill it (slightly higher head pressure).

 

[MBZ]

I use a MJ 1200 to mix saltwater for 2 days then I use a Mag 12 to pump water into my sump for my weekly 25g water changes.

Mark

 

[Darby]

I use gravity, baby! I put my new water on a step ladder and syphon the it into the sump. Ain't too hi-tech, but it works...

 

[Opus]

I just pour it in my tank 1 bucket at a time.

 

[timthetoolman]

I use a Quiet One (850 gph). I leave a 1" hose attached to it, drop it in the trash can I use to mix salt water.

edit...sorry, you just wanted to know what pump not how we do it...TMI (yep TMI...over-share) :lol:

 

[TriggaFish99]

I use a Rio pump I have laying around. It works fine...

 

[Charlie]

I use a mag7, patience is not a personal trait of mine.

 

[yuki]

mag 9. i use a multi headed PVC pipe with siphon break. this breaks up the force and adds air.

 

[Pneumatic]

Quiet one 3000 both ways. I am too A.D.D. to siphon 25 gallons per week with gravity.

 

[chrisrush]

1 gallon in/out per day. All automated. No buckets for me.

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[Kay]

Thanks for all the replies and ideas. You know, I didn't get notification of most of them till I looked at the thread this morning to refresh my memory.

I'm leaning to a mag 7 or 9.5. They're on sale at Dr. F&S.

Kay

 

[dp1416]

you can usually find some used ones on the board pretty reasonable.

 

[Kay]

What do you think, Donnie, a mag 7 or mag 9? It's for mixing salt water and pumping back into the tank. Also I wonder if I could pump the sump out with it. I used my maxijet for that but it kept stopping it up. I've looked on the board and found one used one, but I have a credit at Dr. F&S that I could use up.

Kay

 

[washingtond]

I use a mag 7 for both mixing and pumping the new water into the tank. The return pump (Dart) on the sump takes out the old waer. I can do a 35 gal water change in about 7 min.

 

[Wes]

i just use a quietone 1200, while its not incredible fast, its nice and small and easy to work with.

bought 2 actually, one for mix and filling the tank back up with. the other for misc stuff and draining so i dont have to worry about cleaning in between or anything i dont want in new water getting there.