Mini-Jet 900? or ?

[BeerNuts]

Where are you guys getting mini-jet 900's? I have been to 5 LFS and the highest they had was the 600.

 

If I really can't find one.. What other pumps is everyone running in there cubes. I am getting close to the end of my cycle and want to get my water flow in order. I was planing a mini-jet 900 and a hydro-flo.

 

Anyone else have any advice on diffrent water flow setups?

[stoney waters]

You might be looking for a maxi-jet 900. Mini-jets come in two sizes. 400 and 600.

[BeerNuts]

You guys put the power head maxi-jet in the 3rd chamber to replace the factory pump? :|

[stoney waters]

I think most people who use that pump have placed it in chamber 1 blowing out through the grate. I myself replaced the stock pump with a mini-jet 600 and a Hydor flo. I have been pleased with its performance.

[audiocontrol]

na, I have a 606 and a 900 in the last chamber...

[Bobbozr2]

I'm running a maxi-jet 900 in the 3rd chamber of my 12DX and a Rio 90 in the first chamber blowing out the grate. A maxi-jet 1200 will fit, but it creates too much heat.

[audiocontrol]

yea, i did notice the 900 added about .5 degree to my tank temp.

[the commish]

having a pump in the first chamber blowing out the grate, does this effect the water from going through the ather chambers at all? and are you using a cassett suface skimmer in front of the grate ? new to the nano cube and have many unanswered questions. I've had a 65 breeder set up for about 3 years never had any problems but with this cube forget it!!!!!

 

First i'm trying to find a small enough hangon overflow to run a fuge/sump underneith that will also house a skimmerThat to me is problem #1 no skimmer

[Bobbozr2]

Originally posted by the commish

having a pump in the first chamber blowing out the grate, does this effect the water from going through the ather chambers at all? and are you using a cassett suface skimmer in front of the grate ? new to the nano cube and have many unanswered questions. I've had a 65 breeder set up for about 3 years never had any problems but with this cube forget it!!!!!

 

I currently have my Rio 90 in chamber 1 blowing out the grate. Obviously I don't have a skimmer mod in place or else that would be impossible. In chamber 3 is my maxi-jet 900 with a hydor flo. The combination of the hydo flo'd maxi 900 and the rio 90 makes for very good randomized flow.

[the commish]

the on thing that boggles me is if your forcing water out of the intake grate how does enough water pass to reach the second and third chambers. I HAVE A MAXI 1200 THAT I WAS THINKING OF PUTTING IN, TO REPLACE STOCK PUMP, BUT I SEE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PUTTING A SECOND PUMP IN THE FIRST SO WAS GONNA PUT THE STOCK ONE IN THER . JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW EVERYTHING WORKS BEFORE I MAKE THE SWITCH

[Bobbozr2]

Long answer: The force from the pump in chamber 1 is not enough to overcome the pump in chamber 3 and not allow any water to reach the 2nd and 3rd chambers. Keep in mind that the pump in chamber 1 still draws water into chamber 1. At that point water in chamber 1 is drawn downward from the pressure gradient produced as chamber 3 in emptied by the pump in chamber 3.

 

Short answer: It works; don't worry about it.

[DL400]

So just to clarify, i can go ahead and get a maxi flow 900 and put that in the 3rd chamber with a hydor flo attachment. and then i could take my stock pump and move it to chamber 1 having the water coming out of the grate? would i have to remove the grate? or how would i connect it to come out of the grate area. and if i have water coming out of the grate, will that be better than just getting the maxi 900 and keeping the grate open?