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em00guy
08-17-04, 10:43 PM
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=RB3115

check out the price. The only thing that concerns me is the watercooled "wet mode". does that mean that it will dump its heat into the water loop? And check out it's dimentions.
greenman100
08-17-04, 10:56 PM
why is this competition for iwaki?
em00guy
08-17-04, 10:59 PM
why is this competition for iwaki?

seems to be nearly as powerful for half the price. 780gph @ 10.5ft for $63 USD
greenman100
08-17-04, 11:01 PM
I suppose reliability is not an issue to you?

as powerful as what model iwaki in particular?
sandman001
08-17-04, 11:05 PM
it seems to be about as powerful as a mag5, not exactly Iwaki territory.
em00guy
08-17-04, 11:08 PM
I suppose reliability is not an issue to you?

as powerful as what model iwaki in particular?

20rlt. How do we know these arn't reliable
vonkaar
08-17-04, 11:10 PM
We don't use L series Iwakis =p.

There are lots of high-end aquarium pumps that might put up similar numbers. Most of us use Iwakis for the same reason we used to use Eheim, nice specs on top of a great reputation.
em00guy
08-17-04, 11:13 PM
We don't use L series Iwakis =p.

There are lots of high-end aquarium pumps that might put up similar numbers. Most of us use Iwakis for the same reason we used to use Eheim, nice specs on top of a great reputation.

what series do you use? =p back
BeerHunter
08-17-04, 11:15 PM
Iwaki already has compitition in the form of laing D4, march pumps and laing other commerical pumps. Price wise the D4 beats it...can't comment on Iwaki noise.
vonkaar
08-17-04, 11:21 PM
Pressure>Flow
Z>L
em00guy
08-17-04, 11:25 PM
Pressure>Flow
Z>L

i checked out the iwaki site and the z's are only rated @ 174 gph although they have a 22' head. Is this accurate I had to convert from liters and meters?

where would one get z's
crimedog
08-18-04, 01:27 AM
z's have an incredible amount of head, that pump only has 10.5' (less than a mag3).

it's not 780gph@10.5' of head, it's 780gph@0' of head, or ~0gph@10.5' of head..

plus it's 45dba
em00guy
08-18-04, 02:22 AM
ahh, well i was comparing this pump to the rlt, the z's seem to be much better. Where is the best place to find a z?
em00guy
08-18-04, 02:57 AM
Ahh, what about these:
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps_poseidon.asp?CartId=

performace Info:
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps_poseidon_information.asp
Cyrix_2k
08-18-04, 03:44 PM
Ahh, what about these:
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps_poseidon.asp?CartId=

performace Info:
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps_poseidon_information.asp
PM Thorilan and him about his Velocity T1.
nikhsub1
08-18-04, 04:09 PM
Ahh, what about these:
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps_poseidon.asp?CartId=

performace Info:
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_pumps_poseidon_information.asp
The PS1 is what you would want, and the only one to get. However, that pump consumes 98W of power, not so good. They are quiet though and powerful.