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February 14th 04, 08:09 PM
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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. 
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February 14th 04, 09:40 PM
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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.
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February 14th 04, 11:01 PM
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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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February 15th 04, 12:24 AM
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replacement pump
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 theskimmer 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 $$ "Marc Levenson" wrote in message ... MaxiJet 1200. With the venturi tube inserted into the intake strainer. Marc "...." wrote: What would be a good replacement for a Rio 600 pump that i have on my CPR bakpak skimmer? I have a 10gal tall tank, so i cant put too big a pump in there because of room constraints. Any ideas? thanks in advance. -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
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February 15th 04, 07:47 AM
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I wouldn't worry about over skimming. I have an EV-200 on a 55g and a Remora
Pro on a FOWLR 29g! Marc "...." wrote: I completely forgot i still had a maxi-jet 1200 from my 75 gal tank that i took down a few months ago, not that i would have thought of putting it on my skimmer looks like i wont be disecting the rio just to get theskimmer to work. I'll still disect it, but at least i dont have to put it back on. Only question i have is, would that be too much flow for my tank? 295 gph would turn all the water over in my tank 30 times an hour. Thanks marc, you just saved me some $$ "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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February 15th 04, 09:39 PM
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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 theskimmer 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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#7
February 15th 04, 10:27 PM
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"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 theskimmer 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 -- 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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