Large pump on a Remora Pro?

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  1. pgreef

    pgreef Fire Goby

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    I was thinking about hooking up an old Aquaclear 802(Hagan 70) powerhead to my Remora Pro. These powerheads produce a ton of flow. I was using two for my return pump from my sump for a while. I'm currently using a Maxijet 1200 for the Remora and I'm not really happy with the amount of skimmate I'm getting. The hose size is too small to accept the 802 but I'm sure I can find a larger hose and an adaptor.

    I'm just wondering if I'll get so many bubbles that it will blow the lid off the Remora.
     
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  2. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    SHould be fine idk the exact out put as in GPH but i had a mag 3 on my pro with NP
     
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  3. pgreef

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    The 802 powerhead is good for 400 gph with no head. The Mag 3 does 350 so they are pretty close. I'll give it a try. I just need to find the necessary adapters since the output of the 802 has a large diameter than the MJ 1200.
     
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