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Originally Posted by BAcon
iv been offered a nearly new aquaextreme 50 (mc 600) for £60inc, basically same price as 2 cp750's and not sure what i should do
the mcp350 looks nice but unsure it will be enough for my rig
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The CSP750 is not known for reliability. It may in fact turn out to be worse than a Danner pump due to the aluminum housing. I'd stick to Eheim since you can probably get one for a lot less. For that price you could get two Eheim 1046 or 1048's and run them in series. The Aquaextreme 50/MCP600 is a relabled PanWorld pump, and while quiet and fairly powerful, has been known to have reliability problems. I have yet to hear a complaint about an Eheim pump. Quieter and more reliable and probably cheaper, a couple small Eheim pumps seems to be the way to go if you're in the UK. That might be an alright price for the AquaExtreme in the UK, but it's 50% more than what we pay in the US. I'm sure if you check local pet stores you could pick up a couple small Eheim pumps for under 25 pounds each.