do Velocity Pumps run hot

[pimp2daizzo]

ok so rite now my tank wont go below 90, but ive changed to a smaller pump a few hours ago and winting to see if te temps fall, but i stil will need a new pump and i wanted to know if a CustomSeaLife Velocity T-2 Pump will heat up my water at all and if so wat pump should i look at?

[sjm817]

You have your sump in the garage? What is the temp out there in GA? The T2 is a 90W pump and will add that much heat. An air cooled external would be what you want to use for minimum heat.

[pimp2daizzo]

You have your sump in the garage? What is the temp out there in GA? The T2 is a 90W pump and will add that much heat. An air cooled external would be what you want to use for minimum heat.

its 88 out rite now and my tank is at 80 with the smaller pump but it makes to much sound so pump would you rec to me? i perf used i dont have much money left

[viggen]

yea, they do run hot & thus put heat into the tank but they are silent

You could possibly throw a PC fan to blow air across the pump to help cool it down

Some state 1-3 degree increase on smaller tanks with these pump. I ran a T4 on a 210g & notice no temp increase........

[on the spot]

There was a slick DIY on that pump...adding a heatsink and DC fan. still as quiet but cooler.

[pimp2daizzo]

what a pump that wont increase my temps i dont rly have the room for it to go up, but soon ill be adding more space volume to the system so will that help lower the temps?

and will the t2 raise my temps on my 90 to high? it has about 7 feet to push but its not pushing up

[sjm817]

88 degree garage is a problem, more so than the pump. If you were using a T2, a Panworld 50PX-X would be a good air cooled alternative.

[pimp2daizzo]

the tank never goes over 79 80 now

[mfinn]

I used a single P4 on a 180 as the main return pump and I did see a few degrees of added heat, but when I put a 6" clamp-on fan pointing to the wet end of the pump, those few degrees went away.