cfarrow2
06/05/2007, 12:12 AM
Well, the used pump i bought finally died. It was the one in my wet/dry filter. I have a 55 gal. tank with an approximately 5 gal. wet/dry filter/sump.
For the interim I placed two airstones (one in the display, one in the sump) in the system. It's been that way for about 6 hours. I'm going to replace the pump as soon as it can get here by overnight shipping.
First question is will the airstones/pump keep the oxygen levels up enough for the display to survive and for the water to stay safe in the sump? I have a mushroom, star polyps, and several button polyps. Also three fish (pseudochromis, blue damsel and a CB angel). Oh, and an urchin, a cleaner shrimp and several snails.
Second question is what water pump to buy. I couldn't find a brand name on the dead one but did find the specs. 115 volts/60Hz/45Watts/8Amps. It was labeled as a "Model 5 Utility Pump 8C99," but again, no brand name.
I have no idea on the dead pump's GPH. My overflow is the simple box with baffles and a U tube siphon to a rear box where the water drops to the sump. Will whatever I replace it with simply pull enough water through the overflow to pump back up into the display? Keep it comparable?
I guess my next problem is what brand to buy to replace it? My options are Eheim, Oceanrunner, Magdrive or Quiet One. I'd like to buy the best of these four.
Sorry about the drawn out post but I wanted to be specific. Any advice would be really appreciated!
For the interim I placed two airstones (one in the display, one in the sump) in the system. It's been that way for about 6 hours. I'm going to replace the pump as soon as it can get here by overnight shipping.
First question is will the airstones/pump keep the oxygen levels up enough for the display to survive and for the water to stay safe in the sump? I have a mushroom, star polyps, and several button polyps. Also three fish (pseudochromis, blue damsel and a CB angel). Oh, and an urchin, a cleaner shrimp and several snails.
Second question is what water pump to buy. I couldn't find a brand name on the dead one but did find the specs. 115 volts/60Hz/45Watts/8Amps. It was labeled as a "Model 5 Utility Pump 8C99," but again, no brand name.
I have no idea on the dead pump's GPH. My overflow is the simple box with baffles and a U tube siphon to a rear box where the water drops to the sump. Will whatever I replace it with simply pull enough water through the overflow to pump back up into the display? Keep it comparable?
I guess my next problem is what brand to buy to replace it? My options are Eheim, Oceanrunner, Magdrive or Quiet One. I'd like to buy the best of these four.
Sorry about the drawn out post but I wanted to be specific. Any advice would be really appreciated!