External water pump for mixing station

[bigdee4444]

I'm finally getting around to doing a mixing station and I'm looking for an external water pump. I can get a new panworld 20px just under 500gph for $109 shipped. Only need pump for mixing and filling sump about 10' up. Any cheaper ideas, or anyone with a good used pump

[skeeter_ca]

I bought this on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231452409633?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

It's a cheap Chinese pump that can be used internally and externally. So far I have been running it for about a month externally with no problems on my mixing station. The only thing I don't like about it is it does not come with fittings to use threaded pvc on. I had to use a barbed fitting (supplied) with flex hose to connect to my pvc to connect to the mixing station. I believe the flow figures are somewhat inflated but I bought over sized and am happy with it. It is also connected to my tank sump to do water changes via 50' of 3/8" poly hose. It goes up about 10' across 30' then back down 10' easily.

skeeter

[alton]

One good thing about the Pan world you will still be using it in ten years

[skeeter_ca]

That is probably true. I am truly unsure of the longevity of my mixing station pump and I could find no reviews of anybody using it. Time will tell. I would never use such an untested pump on the main system of my tank.

skeeter

[bigdee4444]

Yeah I think I'm just going to get the panworld. I would hate to change the pump in a few months

[shifty51008]

I have a lil giant pump on one mixing tank and a panworld on another, the lil giant has been going for 12 years and the panworld for 8. I do have a backup just in case but i dont see any dying anytime soon.