"Justin Boucher" wrote in message
news:IROpe.18049$_w.9805@trnddc01...
Excellent point. This is Marine to Freshwater converstion since the tank
was designed with a marine system in mind. I am using 1" ID rigid PVC
with
only 2 elbows. I already have the standpipes drilled and one of them is
set-up as a backup stand pipe (to help prevent tank overflow)

As for the Mag, references I got from the marine group support the Mag
pumps. They do have a special mentioning for head pressure however (which
I
have figured in my calculations).


Could you or anyone else recommend a better pump? According to my catalogs
the danner mag pumps have the best head height per watt of energy used, the
only pump offered in that pet place's catalog up to date that beats the most
powerful mag pump is a seahorse pump by rainbow lifeguard and it is way more
costly than the danner mag pumps, as far as head height and flow rate is
concerned the danner mag pumps are the best unless you want to spend a ton
more and get a seahorse rainbow-lifeguard self priming pump. Later!