Tunnel Rat Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Hi guys just need a cheap water pump to pump water from a 50L storage tank up to my 200L tank.The storage tank is under the tank in the stand its just for water changes as I am making it so I can do water changes close to auto. only needs to pump up 4ft from bottom of storage tank.When I say cheap I have eheim filters & pumps but I think it will be a waste to buy one for this job but do wont something that will last. thx Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spedwards Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Check out the stuff available from Ben at Age of Aquariums, good deals to be had there Water pumps: http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/category2_1.htm Power heads probably more suited for your purpose: http://www.aquariumproducts.com.au/category41_1.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6C1 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I dont think you should use powerheads. I thought they cant handle water resistance on the shafts? esp when they have to push 4ft high? Someone correct me if I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spedwards Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I guess it would depend on the size of the powerhead. Most of those listed on the AoA website have a max head of over 4' (1.2m) so I would think they should be OK for this usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzy Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Toufic is right. Powerheads do not have the torque/power. A Max head height of 1.2m means that at 1.2m there is zero lph. (please correct if this is wrong) ie: Gravity's effect downwards is equal to the powerheads power upwards. Powerheads are only good for water movement imo. You can get some great value China pumps from AOA....using them 30 mins each week, they should last years. In sped's first link, they are the HJF model numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I've got a 2000lph sunsun powerhead running on my std 4'er with a sump & it's been going years - the flow rate is pretty low though, definately under 1000lph. The little brother 1400lph version of this powerhead only just trickles into the tank with this head height, maybe 200lph? (about 4' as per what Tunnelrat is after) Definately buy a proper sumbersible pump rather than a powerhead! You can get a pretty grunty el-cheapo for under $50, I'd recommend this one, seen them in action before & they still move a fair chunk of water at about 5'6" head height so they'd be awesome for this job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel Rat Posted May 6, 2006 Author Share Posted May 6, 2006 Definately buy a proper sumbersible pump rather than a powerhead! You can get a pretty grunty el-cheapo for under $50, I'd recommend this one, seen them in action before & they still move a fair chunk of water at about 5'6" head height so they'd be awesome for this job ← Thanks for all the help guys I am going to buy that $30 sumbersible pump that will not brake the budget it looks just like my Eheim pump in my sump lol thx Ash thx, Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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