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deansreef
08/21/2006, 05:00 AM
I was thinking of a mag 9 or 12; what are your suggestions and why?

thor32766
08/21/2006, 07:28 AM
I would say throw the mag 12 in there. What overflow are you running. My Mag 12 matches with a 1200GPH overflow matches perfectly.

deansreef
08/21/2006, 07:32 AM
i only use 1 return, so the mag 12 sounds right to me...

sjm817
08/21/2006, 07:58 AM
I'd use an Eheim 1262. Mags lose a ton of flow due to headloss and are noisy. The 1262 will have similar flow to the Mag12, while making less noise, using less power. People have had these pumps running 10+ years.

rdmpe
08/21/2006, 08:37 AM
I use a sequence dart. "Slightly" more flow than a mag 12...

I also have a second dart that runs a closed loop.