Red dragon return pump for Red Sea 350?

Yasmar01 · Mar 19, 2021

Im in the process of gathering all of my equipment for my Red Sea 350 build. Looking at the Royal Exclusiv Red Dragon 5 Eco pump 25 watt for my return pump. Just wondering if you think this would be a good choice. Or maybe you have some other suggestions.

Red Dragon 5 ECO Pump 25 Watt (1056 GPH)

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Jimbo7 · Mar 20, 2021

Red Dragons have a bit of a sordid past, with royal exclusiv seeming to bounce around vendors/designs over the last 10 years. They used to be a gold standard of pump that you paid a gold price for, then swung to the other end of the spectrum for awhile. TBH not sure where they ended up as of now.

If you're looking for a DC pump, the Vectra line is well received with a lot of advanced features for a similar cost. I think the S2 would be comparable to what you've listed.

Yasmar01 · Mar 20, 2021

Jimbo7 said:
Red Dragons have a bit of a sordid past, with royal exclusiv seeming to bounce around vendors/designs over the last 10 years. They used to be a gold standard of pump that you paid a gold price for, then swung to the other end of the spectrum for awhile. TBH not sure where they ended up as of now.

If you're looking for a DC pump, the Vectra line is well received with a lot of advanced features for a similar cost. I think the S2 would be comparable to what you've listed.

I was looking at that pump as well. Thank you for the reply and the recommendation. So would you say Royal Exclusiv skimmers have the same reputation?