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I'm looking for a replacement to the stock pump. Considered a rio 1400 but heard they could be a little noisy.

 

I'm torn between the Hydor L35:

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp...product=HD09202

 

and the Rio HyperFlow 8:

http://www.reefgeek.com/products/categorie...mps/104571.html

 

 

Hydor is 450gph, 19w, and $53 shipped.

 

Rio is 550(!)gph, 30w, and $35 shipped.

 

I'll almost certainly add a second pump (MJ1200?) in chamber 1 on a wavemaker in addition to whatever pump I choose for my main return. Chris is building my hood, and I want to keep the watts IN the tank low if I can so I can put more watts ABOVE the tank! B)

 

Thanks for any thoughts!

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Just so you know, the RIO HF10 (660ghp @ 35W) has the same dimension as the HF8, I would have gone with the HF10 had I had a BB tank . IME, the RIO HF8 was considerably more noisy than the MJ1200, I don't know how it would compare with a Rio 1400, but I kinda get used to it by now.

You can go with a MJ900 (230gph @ 8W) if you're looking for lower wattage and heat.

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