|
|
|
|
#2
11/13/2007, 10:16 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I know the aquatic critter sells them and I think emerald bay does to, but I'm not sure.
As far as liking them, I had a 3000 and I hated it because of one major problem. It restarted correctly after power-off maybe 1 out of 5 times. It's not a disaster if a closed loop/circulation pump doesn't restart for a few hours assuming you have some flow going through the tank (although it is still annoying), but if your main return pump doesn't restart after a power failure, your sump can quickly become stagnant. From what I've heard and seen, restart problems are a VERY common problem with these pumps (at least on the bigger models)... Here's some links to reviews of the 3000 and 4000 (don't know what size you're looking for): http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...115~tab~4.html http://www.petstore.com/ps_viewItem-...117-tab-4.html FWIW, I've had a few different return pumps on my various tanks and of the ones I've tried, I like my Eheim 1262 the best. It has now been running for me for 2 years and it came from a set-up that was going for at least 2 years prior to that. It is a quiet and relatively efficient pump and even after 4+ years of service it still restarts every time like clockwork.
__________________
Brian "I want to be like captain kirk get up every day and love to go to work don't want to be like mr. spock want to kick out the jams and rock the block" -Bob Schneider |
|
#5
11/13/2007, 02:55 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I alos bought mine at the Critter... No problems as on far, about a year...
__________________
180 Gallon Reef 3 - 250 watt w/ Double Ended Pheonix 14K 2 - 54 watt T5 - Actinic 03 2 - 54 watt T5 - 10K |
|
#7
11/13/2007, 04:14 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
the restart issues are a common complaint about the quiet ones. If you are in the process of looking, eheims are good ones (as mentioned). I also really like my OceanRunner 2500. Very reliable and is only 38 watts for ~600 gph. It runs silent. It is comparable, IMO to the eheim 1260 but has less watts (= less heat added) and costs about 1/2. I have both the eheim and the OR and like them both.
__________________
"Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton |
|
#8
11/13/2007, 05:36 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I have an QO 3000. I got it from the Critter (at the same time as my skimmer and SCWD). I like it a lot. It doesn't seem to add much heat at all and restarts correctly every time.
Brandon
__________________
Batteries are the most dramatic object. Other things stop working or they break, but batteries die. They're either working or they're dead. Thats a crappy life. --Demitri Martin |
|
#9
11/13/2007, 11:35 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
what size one are you looking for? I have 3 and could sell one.
As far as the restart issue.. coming from someone that has used them for years .. I have never had an issue with it. Jack, don't be one of those that spreads what is read with no real world experience. 
|
|
#10
11/16/2007, 11:01 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Petsmart sells Quite One pumps as well (at least the one in Hermitage does).
__________________
Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile.... |
|
|
Linear Mode
