DC 6000 pump

[Blue Ring Octopus]

Hello I used to have a 600o model on my tank and I need a new one, I ran it external, I want a new one that has a little more power than the 6000 model which model would you recommend? Thanks in advance

 

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I recommend the Nautilus DC3200- it has 2x the power of your current pump, and the Nautilus pumps are built with a thicker front housing which is better suited to external use: https://reefbreeders.com/shop/nautilus/

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

I have a very poor exhaust for the water, single tube Maggi filter, it cannot handle a lot of flow, my Eheim 1262 is too powerful I have to turn it down with a gate valve. Your old style pumps had a different number system then the new ones, so for me that is the confusion. I believe I had the 6000 model and I was going to get the 8000 model from you but those numbers are different now.

 

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I have a very poor exhaust for the water, single tube Maggi filter, it cannot handle a lot of flow, my Eheim 1262 is too powerful I have to turn it down with a gate valve. Your old style pumps had a different number system then the new ones, so for me that is the confusion. I believe I had the 6000 model and I was going to get the 8000 model from you but those numbers are different now.

The old numbers are in liters per hour- the Nautilus pumps are in Gallons per hour. Roughly 4 liters per gallon (3.79)

 

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The old numbers are in liters per hour- the Nautilus pumps are in Gallons per hour. Roughly 4 liters per gallon (3.79)

so a 9,000 would be roughly 2500GPH

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

So my old Reef Breeders pump was a 6000 model, which one would be slightly bigger than that one?

 

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So my old Reef Breeders pump was a 6000 model, which one would be slightly bigger than that one?

No, about the same flow rate as the 1600. 6000Lph = 1583 GPH