Has anyone else had problems with their Aquabee pump?

caseyjones · #1 10/20/2007, 09:37 AM

I've only had it for 8 months and noticed that the flow was completely stopped. I took apart the pump and found that the plastic piece that holds the other end of the impeller shaft had broken. The pump still worked for a while because I can see deep groves cut into the magnet. My guess is at some point it stopped spinning causing the pump to overheat. I wrote to the manufacturers but haven't heard back yet. Has anyone else had problems with the pump or company? I thought these were good pumps.

gimmito · #2 10/21/2007, 09:16 PM

I have one in my deltec mce600 skimmer and had no problems with it. What brand of skimmer do you have ?

tylorarm · #3 10/22/2007, 02:18 PM

Mine on PF501 Deltec Ca reactor broke twice last 1.5yrs. Much more likely to have trouble in the Ca reactor application though.

gcarroll · #4 10/22/2007, 03:26 PM

I just lost the 4th pump on my ATI calcium reactor. Since I wasn't paying for those it was no big deal. Now I am going to swap it out for an Eheim.

jman77 · #5 10/22/2007, 03:46 PM

I've never run into problems with the one on my AP600 , but i run a prefilter on the HOB to make sure i dont get any crap in the skimmer.

I've got another pair of bee's on a DAS Ex-2 that have not given me any problems , yet

snorvich · #6 10/22/2007, 06:46 PM

I have had numerous problems with Aquabee pumps on my two Deltec Calcium reactors.

gimmito · #7 10/22/2007, 08:27 PM

Did you talk to doug over at deltec ?

caseyjones · #8 10/23/2007, 07:35 AM

It's been 4 days and still no response to my email. Did you guys have problems with plastic pieces breaking off inside the impeller shaft like I did? I'm running this on an Ultralith reactor which has very little head and doesn't require much pressure.

ReefRockerLive · #9 10/23/2007, 07:44 AM

Casey, AquaBees are questionable pumps because some will break and others won't. I'd replace that pump with a MJ900 with a valve, even a 600 would be fine, IMO.

caseyjones · #10 10/23/2007, 08:33 AM

Vinny, I'm using a mag 5 now because I had one laying around, I've put a valve on it. What are you using on your homemade reactor? What is the reccommended flow? Also a couple of things...can you send me Claude's ICQ address so I can talk to him, I still haven't heard back from him. I need to talk to him because I am going to need to place an order, unless I can do that through you.

ReefRockerLive · #11 10/23/2007, 09:35 AM

Casey, I'm running a small 100gph pump that doesn't really have a name, it seems to do the job. The recommended flow is any where between 50-100gph.
BTW, clean out your PM inbox and I'll send you the number.