Sump Pump: What brand do you use ??

[Billy]

hi all,

i just want to know what brand of sump pump do you use and How much does it pump!! Also how quiet are they !! If possible the price as well !!

Thx

[kalebjarrod]

i am about to need a new one as well!

i have used and am useing a aquaone, but i have a davey at work that pumps more in a minute than mine would in an hour and it seems quiter

it also has automatic shut of levels and a much bigger head

this leads me to belive that thier must be better pumps

maybe Ben maybe able to help us with this question?

[jwight]

I have only used a no name from bunnings for my automatic water changer it does 1000LPH and it cost $14.00. It is quiet for my purposes as it does not run all the time.

[kalebjarrod]

need somthing a bit bigger 200ltrs plus

ben, where are you ben?

[Billy]

Hey Ryan,
buy a Eheim or Ocean runner they are super quiet !! but $$$$ :(

[kalebjarrod]

thanks bill,

found any prices or a webpage for me?

[chrissyoscar]

I use the Sun Sun Submersible Pump HQB-3900.

http://www.aquaticlifeaquariums.com.au/default.html?target=dept_434.html&lang=en-gb

It's cheap and does a great job. Might be a little to powerful though and suits tanks around 4x2x2 or larger.

Hope it helps... Oscar

[kalebjarrod]

http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/category2_1.htm

has anyone used any of these? :wink:

i'd rather buy it from a sponser and help keep them and the forum online :wink:

[Billy]

are they noise ?? i mean the sun sun one !! are they from China ??

[chrissyoscar]

I find the Sun Sun pump isn't to noisy.
The whole setup is noisy though.
I have a 4x2x2 tank with a sump and the water going into the overflow section and water going into the sump itself can be quite noisy so be aware of that.

Oscar

[DIY]

I'm running a jebo pump in my sump. I can't hear it above the noise of the water going through the trickle. I've got a heto brand in a small trickle / sump setup for my guppy tank thats been running for 18 months - it only cost me $12.

I've used other cheap brand pumps before, the biggest thing with the cheap pumps I've found is they can get real noisy if there is too much back pressure. Keep your 90 degree elbows to a minimum and don't try & save too much by going for small diameter hose/pipe and it should be OK.

My Jebo is rated at 1800 or 2000 lph depending on whether you read the sticker or manual :lol: , I measured by timing how long to fill a 1litre container. After a 1m head loss I get around 650 lph. This is about what I expected as the pump is only rated for a 2.5m head anyway.

[Billy]

the biggest thing with the cheap pumps I've found is they can get real noisy if there is too much back pressure. Keep your 90 degree elbows to a minimum and don't try & save too much by going for small diameter hose/pipe and it should be OK

Do you mean use a bigger hose/pipe to reduce pressure ??

[DIY]

Exactly,

I tried using 12mm (1/2 inch) pvc pipe and had about 8 elbows with my Jebo and I could hear the pump vibrating & rattling in the next room.

Once I upgraded to 16mm hose and used only 3 19mm elbows (tight to get on), the difference was amazing. Now I actually can't hear it over everything else.

Im running a small 1000lph hour pump to do waterchanges - it sits in my sump and pushes through 15m of 12mm poly pipe that runs under the house. as you can imagine its pretty restrictive - when I turn that pump on it sounds like a 1/10th scale jackhammer :lol:

I suspect the better quality pumps are more able to handle restrictions / backpressure without rattling. I haven't tried one though

[AgeofAquariums]

hi all,

i just want to know what brand of sump pump do you use and How much does it pump!! Also how quiet are they !! If possible the price as well !!

Thx

Hi Billy,

Firstly what size tank + sump are you setting up ?

Ben :wink:

[tank]

going to buy this pump from one of our sponsers its a HQB-3900
seems like a good price at $45
my new tank a 4x2x2 with a 3ft sump will this do the job and how quiet is it my missus will go ape if its noisey
http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/category2_1.htm

[dreamer]

i use hqb 3900 as my return pump .... its a good and quiet pump. but it heat my water to 30-31c .. i dont even need heater in my 4x2x2 tank ... im not sure if this is good or bad ...if it can keep the temp in winter than im happy :lol: 8-)

[tank]

Got my pump today thanks for the great service promt, and no fuss
will do more busniess wth ya.
ok how much for some large bio balls need around 600
pm if you kile

[AgeofAquariums]

Got my pump today thanks for the great service promt, and no fuss
will do more busniess wth ya.
ok how much for some large bio balls need around 600
pm if you kile

Very happy to see you are satisfied with your purchase. 600 40mm bio balls would cost you $90.00

Ben :wink:

[Ritsuko Nashida]

I use the following with success on my 13 tanks

Mag Drive 3.5 350 GPH 45.00
Mag Drive 5 500 GPH 54.00
Mag Drive 7 700 GPH 61.00
Maxi-Jet 400 106 GPH 14.00
Maxi-Jet 1200 300 GPH 22.00
AP-1000 100 GPH 7.00

[Merrilyn]

Welcome to the forum Ritsuko. Thanks for the information :P