johnnybv March 9, 2009 Share March 9, 2009 (edited) I am hooking up my 2 new water tanks, one for RO and one for saltwater. They are huge 89"tall 250 gallon tanks, and I want to instal pumps on each that would continually recirculate the water and have a valve that I can open to dispense the water. What I am looking for is model and brand of pumps that will perform around the following. 1200 gph can pump to 8' with at least 1/2 that gph wattage draw below 140 w External, as all the plumbing will be from the 2" bulkhead at the bottom. reliable, and quite, inexpensive. (2 will be running all the time) just need some thoughts, I already have a plan, but I want to see if there are any pumps that I have missed considering. thanks John Edited March 9, 2009 by johnnybv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leishman March 9, 2009 Share March 9, 2009 (edited) Try these Edited March 9, 2009 by Leishman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybv March 9, 2009 Author Share March 9, 2009 Try these yea, thanks Rik I can always count on you! A bit much to recirc top off water! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami March 9, 2009 Share March 9, 2009 (edited) The Reeflo Snapper will give you almost 1200 gph for about 100 Watts at 8' - how about that? Too much flow? Add some valve resistance and it will actually use less power. Plumbing is 1-1/2" FPT in / out. Looks to be about $200 retail nowadays. 3 year warranty. Should be quiet, too. (BTW, that 40W reduction, for a pump running 24/7/365 should save you about $35 per year in operations costs at $0.10 per kWh.) Edited March 9, 2009 by Origami2547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnybv March 9, 2009 Author Share March 9, 2009 The Reeflo Snapper will give you almost 1200 gph for about 100 Watts at 8' - how about that? Too much flow? Add some valve resistance and it will actually use less power. Plumbing is 1-1/2" FPT in / out. Looks to be about $200 retail nowadays. 3 year warranty. Should be quiet, too. (BTW, that 40W reduction, for a pump running 24/7/365 should save you about $35 per year in operations costs at $0.10 per kWh.) yep, been considered, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore March 10, 2009 Share March 10, 2009 I use a hammerhead to run this water mixing system at my FL greenhouse: Those are 500 gal cylinders, so I'll bet a snapper or dart would be your best bet for 2x250g The trick is to plumb the drain in the exact center of the cylinders, that way you get a perfect whirlpool all the way to the bottom. The effect is excellent oxygenation of the water without having to continually introduce air from outside and contaminating the water. I will try to get a photo of it in action, it is really neat to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami March 10, 2009 Share March 10, 2009 The trick is to plumb the drain in the exact center of the cylinders, that way you get a perfect whirlpool all the way to the bottom. The effect is excellent oxygenation of the water without having to continually introduce air from outside and contaminating the water. I will try to get a photo of it in action, it is really neat to watch. That's cool. I'm looking forward to a picture of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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