help me decide...

im unsure of which to go with so im giving everyone a vote

Iwaki WMD30RLXT Water Pump - (American Motor)
Pan World 50PX-X Magnetic Water Pump
Gen-X PCX-40 (Mak4)
Little Giant - 3-MDQX-SC Inline Pump

I was pretty set on an Iwaki, but im curious what others think.

 

no one has an opinion on pumps.. hrmm.

 

If you got the cash, I'd look at the Iwaki (Japanese). I use Gen-X & have really had good luck. I'll spend the extra $$ for Iwaki with the Japanese motor.

 

Anything you dislike about the Gen-X? How is the noise?

Thanks for your input

 

If you keep them maintained (like most pumps), clean dust, salt creep, etc., noise is minimal. I have 2 Gen-X 40's on my 120g. One for close loop circulation & SCWD, the other for the return.

 

4-MDQX-SC is the one I would get. I have used these and they are quiet and can move a lot of water. Plus it's only $14 more Little Giant 'Quarium Series Magnetic Drive Pumps

 

1365GPH - dang thats alot of flow.... for a 75gal?

 

guess thats just 200GPH more. that cant hurt, and i can always govern the output right?

ill be using this pump strictly to feed a return pipe with two output nozzles, phos reactor, carbon reactor (or i might put it in a sock havent quite decided).

if i went with the 1350GPH pump i could pipe in my 20gal tank as a frag tank and use the 350GPH through that.... hrmm that could be worth the $14 increase in cost

 

I dunno about any of those. I got a Mag-Drive 9.5 pump for my 90 gallon. It's really powerful and supposed to be awesome.

 

I also use a little giant on my 75. No noise at all.