external pump(can't decide)

[autoponicz]

wassup....im tearing down my 46 bow and starting a 50 breeder that i picked up......with a 1 1/2" drain and a 3/4 return....both drilled....
i gonna be building a new acrylic sump with a section for skimmer/refugium...i been looking at blue line pump/gen-x pumps/iwaki pumps....lets say i need to pump 6' up to the 3/4" bulkhead/loclines.....im wondering if the blue line 480gph would be enough flow since the head height is about 13'...im looking for about 300gph flow in the tank......
anyone has expeireice with this pump?.....or any reccomendation on a pump thats low wattage and fairly quiet.....thanks

link to a blue line pump
http://www.aquacave.com/detail.aspx?ID=530

 

[Deanos]

You need to find the flow chart for the pump you want, to determine GPH at a certain headloss.

Here's an outdated link, but it does contain some of the brands you mentioned.

 

[autoponicz]

which brand would u guys recommend?

 

[drunktank]

i had an iwaki (jap) and i love it. Real quiet, never heard it running and i got great flow with it. Never had a problem with it.

 

[autoponicz]

yea so far iwaki is the best choice.....but im leaning toward a blue-line pump because of cost....and the former engineer of iwaki built them

 

[loismustdie]

Blueline are cheaper, more energy efficient and far quieter than Iwaki. Iwaki are great pumps, but having used both, I feel that the blueline will be the better pump for your applications.

 

[autoponicz]

wow you say far quieter than iwaki?....i thought iwaki was suppose to be quiet pumps.......oh man....still cant decide which one to get :banghead:

 

[reefman]

i think ehiem n quiet1one r even more quiet.