errr... you should still get a mag drive pump... something you can "fire & forget". "Regular maintenance" means taking the pump apart regularly to check seals and to lube it up, and that involves either draining the system, or something similar.
Ben's right about the flow rate of the 1250... it does NOT put out anywhere near 317GPH when installed in the system. But it does work quite well.
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486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive
Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course
16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem
Windows XP (think about it)
Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan
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