replacement pump

[....]

What would be a good replacement for a Rio 600 pump that i have on my CPR
bakpak skimmer? I have a 10gal tall tank, so i cant put too big a pump in
there because of room constraints. Any ideas?
thanks in advance.

[Mort]

I recommend the Mag Drive 1.9

It's dimensions are 3.5" x 2.2" x 3.2" as opposed to the rio which is 2.5 X
1.75 X 2.33 It's a little bigger but the flow rates are a little better and
the Mag's are reguarded as MUCH MUCH MUCH more reliable.

hth

~Mort





"...." > wrote in message
.. .
> What would be a good replacement for a Rio 600 pump that i have on my CPR
> bakpak skimmer? I have a 10gal tall tank, so i cant put too big a pump in
> there because of room constraints. Any ideas?
> thanks in advance.
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

MaxiJet 1200. With the venturi tube inserted into the intake strainer.

Marc


"...." wrote:

> What would be a good replacement for a Rio 600 pump that i have on my CPR
> bakpak skimmer? I have a 10gal tall tank, so i cant put too big a pump in
> there because of room constraints. Any ideas?
> thanks in advance.

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[....]

I completely forgot i still had a maxi-jet 1200 from my 75 gal tank that i
took down a few months ago, not that i would have thought of putting it on
my skimmer :) looks like i wont be disecting the rio just to get the
skimmer to work. I'll still disect it, but at least i dont have to put it
back on.

Only question i have is, would that be too much flow for my tank? 295 gph
would turn all the water over in my tank 30 times an hour.

Thanks marc, you just saved me some $$

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> MaxiJet 1200. With the venturi tube inserted into the intake strainer.
>
> Marc
>
>
> "...." wrote:
>
> > What would be a good replacement for a Rio 600 pump that i have on my
CPR
> > bakpak skimmer? I have a 10gal tall tank, so i cant put too big a pump
in
> > there because of room constraints. Any ideas?
> > thanks in advance.
>
> --
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> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

I wouldn't worry about over skimming. I have an EV-200 on a 55g and a Remora
Pro on a FOWLR 29g!

Marc


"...." wrote:

> I completely forgot i still had a maxi-jet 1200 from my 75 gal tank that i
> took down a few months ago, not that i would have thought of putting it on
> my skimmer :) looks like i wont be disecting the rio just to get the
> skimmer to work. I'll still disect it, but at least i dont have to put it
> back on.
>
> Only question i have is, would that be too much flow for my tank? 295 gph
> would turn all the water over in my tank 30 times an hour.
>
> Thanks marc, you just saved me some $$
>
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > MaxiJet 1200. With the venturi tube inserted into the intake strainer.
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > "...." wrote:
> >
> > > What would be a good replacement for a Rio 600 pump that i have on my
> CPR
> > > bakpak skimmer? I have a 10gal tall tank, so i cant put too big a pump
> in
> > > there because of room constraints. Any ideas?
> > > thanks in advance.
> >
> > --
> > Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> >
> >

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[....]

Well i hooked it up to my skimmer, lots of flow, but i ran into a space
problem. the pump sat too low in the tank and would have squashed my
ricordia. So i cleaned up my rio and put it back on, and am working on a way
to attach the pump with a corner pipe, so that it doesnt sit on top of
anything. Just a matter of fine tunning now that i know it will work.

thanks

oh, and would adding a refugium on a 10g be more work than its worth? I am
looking at making a 5-8gal capacity refugium.


"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
...
> I wouldn't worry about over skimming. I have an EV-200 on a 55g and a
Remora
> Pro on a FOWLR 29g!
>
> Marc
>
>
> "...." wrote:
>
> > I completely forgot i still had a maxi-jet 1200 from my 75 gal tank that
i
> > took down a few months ago, not that i would have thought of putting it
on
> > my skimmer :) looks like i wont be disecting the rio just to get the
> > skimmer to work. I'll still disect it, but at least i dont have to put
it
> > back on.
> >
> > Only question i have is, would that be too much flow for my tank? 295
gph
> > would turn all the water over in my tank 30 times an hour.
> >
> > Thanks marc, you just saved me some $$
> >
> > "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > MaxiJet 1200. With the venturi tube inserted into the intake
strainer.
> > >
> > > Marc
> > >
> > >
> > > "...." wrote:
> > >
> > > > What would be a good replacement for a Rio 600 pump that i have on
my
> > CPR
> > > > bakpak skimmer? I have a 10gal tall tank, so i cant put too big a
pump
> > in
> > > > there because of room constraints. Any ideas?
> > > > thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Personal Page:
http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>

[Marc Levenson]

"Dilution is the Solution to Pollution".... adding a refugium might be
troublesome at first, but it will add many benefits once established. Some of
the benefits are outlined at the top of this page:

http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html

Marc


"...." wrote:

> Well i hooked it up to my skimmer, lots of flow, but i ran into a space
> problem. the pump sat too low in the tank and would have squashed my
> ricordia. So i cleaned up my rio and put it back on, and am working on a way
> to attach the pump with a corner pipe, so that it doesnt sit on top of
> anything. Just a matter of fine tunning now that i know it will work.
>
> thanks
>
> oh, and would adding a refugium on a 10g be more work than its worth? I am
> looking at making a 5-8gal capacity refugium.
>
> "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I wouldn't worry about over skimming. I have an EV-200 on a 55g and a
> Remora
> > Pro on a FOWLR 29g!
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> > "...." wrote:
> >
> > > I completely forgot i still had a maxi-jet 1200 from my 75 gal tank that
> i
> > > took down a few months ago, not that i would have thought of putting it
> on
> > > my skimmer :) looks like i wont be disecting the rio just to get the
> > > skimmer to work. I'll still disect it, but at least i dont have to put
> it
> > > back on.
> > >
> > > Only question i have is, would that be too much flow for my tank? 295
> gph
> > > would turn all the water over in my tank 30 times an hour.
> > >
> > > Thanks marc, you just saved me some $$
> > >
> > > "Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > MaxiJet 1200. With the venturi tube inserted into the intake
> strainer.
> > > >
> > > > Marc
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "...." wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > What would be a good replacement for a Rio 600 pump that i have on
> my
> > > CPR
> > > > > bakpak skimmer? I have a 10gal tall tank, so i cant put too big a
> pump
> > > in
> > > > > there because of room constraints. Any ideas?
> > > > > thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Personal Page:
> http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > > > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > > > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
> > Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
> > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
> >
> >

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