Which pump?

[james111]

Mag 350
http://www.jlaquatics.com/cgi-bin/shopping/jalstore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=wp-mag03
or
Quiet One 3000
http://www.jlaquatics.com/cgi-bin/shopping/jalstore.cgi?user_action=detail&catalogno=wp-q3000

I have an external setup and i'm guessing about 5-6 feet of tubing.
ps. I want to run the pump submersed.

[Reflex1]

Wow the second one is powerful ...take that, since its submersible and thats wot u need ...no size mentioned ...but looks big :rolleyes:

[S_I_N]

seems like #2 is only submersable and thats not entirly good or bad as being submersed it can add some heat to the water.

[james111]

I emailed the guy at the store and he said it can be run either way.
i'm also guessing it'll be like this: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=6&pCatId=9849

is 40w too much heat to from a pump? is the mag 3 35w?

[kommando]

#2 :)

[Reflex1]

dont worry about the heat ...this pump is wayyy more powerful than the mag 3. and a little 5w more heat wont beat a load more flow.

[Weapon]

I have ran a Rainbow LG Quiet One (yep the original bad@$$ pump) in my system for more than a year now and I have nothing but good things to say about it. It fricken amazes me that it can move the water it moves while still being almost totally silent.

pentair aquatics gets a big :up: for making the one I have.

on the other hand, I had 2 danners a while back - they both leaked and then died on me. more specifically, the mag 3 leaked like a bastage so I finally submersed it -- it shorted itself out after about a month.

I shall never lay my evil overclocking mitts upon another danner pump as long as the Quiet Ones are available.

the short version: buy #2. :D

[james111]

ok thanks guys!
i think i'll go with the 2nd one :)

[Marvin]

no doubts, number 2 .
Quiet one 40 W 10.5 ft max head. Inline or submersible. But a bit noisy.:D

[Marvin]

the graph

[james111]

Well actually I am looking for quietness too.....
think this pump is a lot louder then the mag 3?

[Weapon]

hmmm. the rainbows that I have used were always very quiet.

on the other hand, danners have that damn impeller tick-tick-tick noise.

btw, you can get the quiet one for $10 less than the link posted above -- check with big al's

http://www.bigalsonline.com/?splash_done=1

Pentair Aquatics Lifegard Quiet One- 3000
Our Price: $39.99
Item: ASWO # 21393
Usually ships within 24-48 hours


direct links usually dont work for very long at big al's but here is one that works at the moment:
http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/parent_category.xml?category_id=2181
^click on pentair aquatics.