Mag Drive Pumps

tech1 · 01-08-2002, 12:17 PM

Howdy everyone.

I can't get a clear answer on Mag Drive pumps, so I was wondering if someone can help me.

Do you have to submerse a Mag Drive pump, or can it set outside the aquarium?

I have a Mag Drive 950

Thanks for any info.

Aragorn · 01-08-2002, 12:28 PM

Yes. I run Mag's exclusively on my 3 tanks and I use them both ways, submersible and external. No problem either way. In fact, I've been running a Mag18 externally for almost 1 year now w/ no problem whatsoever. HTH

dsb1829 · 01-08-2002, 01:56 PM

As stated already any of the Danner Mag pumps can be run either in sump or externally. However I have heard of some having difficulty keeping a good seal on the 250s and 500s run externally. Sometimes there is a need to install a bead of silicone around the impeller housing.

saltjunkie · 01-09-2002, 11:33 AM

Wooo hooo, this answered one of my questions exactly!
thanks
Rick

01-08-2002, 12:17 PM	#1
tech1 Citizen Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Monroe, Louisiana,USA Posts: 189	Mag Drive Pumps Howdy everyone. I can't get a clear answer on Mag Drive pumps, so I was wondering if someone can help me. Do you have to submerse a Mag Drive pump, or can it set outside the aquarium? I have a Mag Drive 950 Thanks for any info.

01-08-2002, 12:28 PM	#2
Aragorn Governor Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pine Grove, CA USA Posts: 2,064	Yes. I run Mag's exclusively on my 3 tanks and I use them both ways, submersible and external. No problem either way. In fact, I've been running a Mag18 externally for almost 1 year now w/ no problem whatsoever. HTH __________________ "It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."

01-09-2002, 11:33 AM	#4
saltjunkie Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 1,781	Wooo hooo, this answered one of my questions exactly! thanks Rick __________________ I am not a failure! I have just found 10,000 ways to do it wrong! rlowride@hotmail.com http://www.danasoft.com/vipersig.jpg

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01-08-2002, 01:56 PM	#3
dsb1829 Council Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Santa Cruz,CA Posts: 438	As stated already any of the Danner Mag pumps can be run either in sump or externally. However I have heard of some having difficulty keeping a good seal on the 250s and 500s run externally. Sometimes there is a need to install a bead of silicone around the impeller housing.

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