pat williamson Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Hi any advice on preffered models would be appreciated as I have never had a sump filter before. Its for an 8 x 2 x 2.5 tank , suggested brand is an octopus 5000 two of. Any advice appreciated , regards Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I have a laguna 16000 lph and it has never let me down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Hi Pat, I recently bought a laguna 5000 for my 6x2x2. Does a good job and is really quiet. I was tossing up between the laguna and the eheim compact, pretty similar price from AOA. Benefit of the eheim you can also adjust the flow rate. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzFish Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 aquabee 7000 for that size tank, tunze master silence 11,000 lph or laguna 9000 or 11,000 would be my picks in the large pump range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat williamson Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 Thx guys , I need to have a bit of a look at some of the options thats for sure. Is there any advantage going 2 smaller pumps over one large one. I think the tank maker was looking at 2 x 20 and 2 x 25 mil bulkheads , does this make sense , regards Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenstrat Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Maybe using 2 will help the water stir up to help clean up debris.. You can use 1 larger pump and use a wave maker for an hour or 2 each week too stir things up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat williamson Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 I must admit I am new to the sump filter thing as I have always used canister filters . I came to the conclusion after a couple of lets try cheap attempts that eheim was the only way to go , I have a 2228 canister which has been running flat out for 12 years without missing a beat . The tank as mentioned is 8 x 2.5 x 2 and proposed sump is 5 x 2 x 1.5 . The plan is a fairly high stock level American (large ) display tank. Firstly how would you set up this sump ? and is moving bed filtration an option etc etc , the options seem endless. Does any body actually go the two pump option ?, what do you think of 2 x eheim 5000 compacts. They will be in the sump under the tank so head would be about 1.5 metres , regardsPat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi sand diver Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hi PatI have just done a switch from 3x 3000 lph to 1x8000lph for my 10 foot tank.For me, the main 2 factors were cost and power consumption (on a budget).I went with the Aqua Nova NMP-8000 eco pump. It cost $200 and consumes only 80 watts of electricity. I am easily halving my electricity running cost by using this pump as opposed to the 3 x 3000lph. Then I put a $16 6000lph powerhead in there which only consumes a very small amount of power to circulate the water.Some of the newer model pumps consume a lot less electricity, so I reckon its worth getting the newest model possible.Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat williamson Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Thx Rob , sounds like sound advice. I am aiming at keeping the tank free of as much stuff as possible so would prefer to not have a power head in the tank . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonx Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I'm very happy with the Aqua Bee 6000 I chose for my 5x2x2 and redirected the water through a few outlets plumbed into the artificial background. Granted I lose a little output by splitting the flow, however water circulation is great and the smaller fish can slowly drift along the front of the tank I considered two pumps however power is very reliable where I live and I plan to add a small UPS shortly as a backup with air to the tank and sump to cater for any short term outages (at worst, they might be a few hours here and maybe once or twice a year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yabbie Dabbie Do Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Hi PatI have just done a switch from 3x 3000 lph to 1x8000lph for my 10 foot tank.For me, the main 2 factors were cost and power consumption (on a budget).I went with the Aqua Nova NMP-8000 eco pump. It cost $200 and consumes only 80 watts of electricity. I am easily halving my electricity running cost by using this pump as opposed to the 3 x 3000lph. Then I put a $16 6000lph powerhead in there which only consumes a very small amount of power to circulate the water.Some of the newer model pumps consume a lot less electricity, so I reckon its worth getting the newest model possible.Regards, RobI agree I just set up my first sump tank and I am running a Aqua Nova NMP-6000lhp in my 6x2x2. It works great and the best thing is it only uses 60w. The biggest thing I found when researching all the different pumps was the large difference in watts used between each pump. The Aqua Nova range is the best for low watts. They also have a good head height range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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