Largest powerhead without a power supply and controller

[mfinn]

I'm down to 1 remaining jeabo powerhead I use to mix saltwater.
Got 3 dead ones now. Plus a couple others that have been tossed.
So I'm going to look for a more dependable pump and would also like to find the strongest one I can that does NOT use a power supply and a controller.
I also want one that is a wide flow/propeller pump, and magnet mount.
So far the biggest/strongest one I've found is the Tunze 6125 with a flow rate of 3150 gph.
Am I missing any?

 

[roberthu526]

I wonder if you can fit a set of jet ski motor and propeller in your tank...

 

[WVNed]

Mover MX4100 Powerhead (4100 GPH)
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/mover-mx4100-powerhead-4100-gph-rossmont.html

 

[mfinn]

Mover MX4100 Powerhead (4100 GPH)
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/mover-mx4100-powerhead-4100-gph-rossmont.html

Ooohhh, that just might be a winner!!!

 

[mfinn]

I mix my salt water in a 65 gallon tall container.
It's about 5' tall so I need a strong pump to get water moving, top to bottom.

 

[WVNed]

I have 2 but I haven't used them yet. They seem OK in the hand.

 

[ambientaquatics.adam]

Great pumps, checked all the boxes for cost, quality and in my case, controllability with the waver.

 

[mfinn]

I also found the Sicce Voyager HP4000.

 

[ryeguyy84]

Why not just drop a return pump on the bottom of the container? I use an old eheim compact 2000, makes a nice fountain on the surface and mixes salt nicely

 

[mfinn]

Why not just drop a return pump on the bottom of the container? I use an old eheim compact 2000, makes a nice fountain on the surface and mixes salt nicely

I did that once and while I was away from the container, it started spinning around and around until the the cord pulled out of the pump body.
Only use magnetic mounts now.

 

[ambientaquatics.adam]

The magnet on the Rossmont are top tier

 

[Montiman]

I have 2 Rossmont MX4100s very happy. I use the waver controlling but ran them for 6 months without it. I don’t think you can go wrong with Rossmont.

 

[mfinn]

Mover MX4100 Powerhead (4100 GPH)
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/mover-mx4100-powerhead-4100-gph-rossmont.html

I got one and it was delivered today.
Put it in a mixing barrel and while it does push alot of water, it's got to be one of the noisiest pumps I've had.
Then after a half hour or so I came back into the room and it was making a terrible racket.
It was running backwards.
Brand new right out of the box.

 

[WVNed]

Wonderful
Mine are still in the box waiting on the tank to get here.
They are sponsers here
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/hello-from-rossmont.561729/

 

[mfinn]

It's already back in the box with a return label.

 

[lapin]

If you really need to move a lot of water
https://reefbuilders.com/2010/08/09...-rhei-is-a-carbon-fiber-reinforced-water-jet/

 

[tehmadreefer]

Use a mag return pump with the sucker attachment.

 

[PYRU]

Wonderful
Mine are still in the box waiting on the tank to get here.
They are sponsers here
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/hello-from-rossmont.561729/

Crap. Maybe it's just the 4100s and not the 3k's

 

[mfinn]

Hopefully, this was just a freak thing and everybody else's are fine.
While it worked, it really seemed to move alot of water.
Plus they are very small and compact.

 

[PYRU]

I did that once and while I was away from the container, it started spinning around and around until the the cord pulled out of the pump body.
Only use magnetic mounts now.

Can you build a cheap pvc base to keep it in position? I was going to do this with a fluval sp2

I'm going to be so bummed if my rosemonts do what yours did.

A sicce voyager would do the job and is bullet proof just huge which doesn't matter in your use.