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Originally posted by TerraMex
I actually have one of those small pumps , which i used earlier for testing purposes but i wouldnt bet my system on it . For robustness and reliablity , my eheim 1048 takes the cake (and it's twice the size of the Aquael ).
Anyway, it is an interesting test but the target market doesnt usually use such low flow pumps. So i was wondering, are you thinking of other fittings for the Cascade? Something like the plug and cool , or Innovatek or similar fitting , very popular in Europe ?
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The test was more done because people keep asking me "What size pump do you recommend to use with the Cascade?"
How do I answer that now? I mean any sized pump, even from the pathetically weak that I tested with, which is less than half the pump that you pictured, still yields good results, but bigger pumps will always yield better results (to a point until pump heat takes over).
So really, how do I answer the question? What pump do I think will work best? What's a minimum? Well there is no real minimum so long as it pushes a bit of flow, the block will do its job, and do it well, and do it better than pretty much any other block given the same pump (in my testing at least).
I can fit on whatever size fittings that people request. I just prefer the 1/2" fittings because they offer one of the lowest forms of fitting-based pressure-drop resistance acting against the pump without resorting to the much larger 5/8" tubing sizes.