New wave maker setup..

J

Jetman150

Bought a squid (SCWD) today, did a little plumbing,.

have a wavemaker for the 55 gallon.


Works well, with the RIO i run from the sump, the cylce is every 5 secs. would be more with a greater flow rate. im getting around 450-500 gph

cut the tubes off my maxijets, two 600s.

i have a lot of flow now baby!
 
Congrats.

Now tell us what model RIO. If it is the 2100 or 2500, you need to replace it. Sorry!
 
Jetman,
those rio's have a very bad rep. Many a tank has been lost due to their meltdown. I had a Cap (same as Rio) and got lucky as it melted mixing make up water (it was on my skimmer... :shock: ). They will fail and release strong, oily toxins into the water. Go with a Mag.
 
Well what does everybody suggest? im trying to at least keep my turnover rate >10, on a 55 gal, im looking at 500-600 gph, with 6 ft head
 
you can get a mag 7. They are suggesting you replace the rio because they have a tendancy to meltdown in your tank and killing everything. There are some threads on RC about this.
 
here is a link to a page with some info on this site and the name of the thread on RC.

http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?t=15990
 
I know it is tough to hear that what you have is no good. But trust the people here. THey know what they are talking about. I would hate to read a thread from you in 2 more weeks or months that states: Rio Melted - Tank Gone.
-Chuck
 
I would suggets a Mag 9.5 for a replacement with 6ft of head and then the 20% or so loss from the SQWD you will be at your targeted 500-600GPH.

The Rio is a time bomb man. I know that is hard to hear about a new pump but just go to RC and search. There are many many that have malfunctioned and caused massive carnage! They are really terrible pumps!
 
The reason I asked which model you had is because statistically, the 2100 and 2500 are the ones that will nuke a tank. I have both of those pumps by the way, but only use them to mix up saltwater. I won't trust them in my reefs. If one does burn up, all I lose is a barrel of saltwater, which I can toss out.
 
No Rio is any good. No complains about Sieos yet but I just won't trust the company, too many misshaps.

I witnessed RioMelt™ from a Rio 800 being used as a power head.

I too use an old 2500 to mix salt water in my trash cans :D
 
damn, i missed the opportunity to pick up a mag 9.5 for 65 bucks.

I am planning to get a new pump very soon, especially with the major tank remake,
 
They also have a somewhat bad tendency to short out and leak voltage even before they go bad. I've personally had either 2 (or 3) of my earlier purchases 'enliven' me with a nice :evil: 'charge'. I've had several and the larger ones (2100 up), do seem to fail badly when they go. I've still got 2 myself and one is still in use, but as soon as I have room to do something else, I'll replace it and use for water mixtures,etc. The Mags are great pumps, with a good warranty, longer than normal electrical cords, and a grounding prong that at least may trigger a GFCI unit before it 'bites' you.

Doug
 
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