where can i get a hand on a needlewheel pump

[giantbicycle]

As above, anyone knws of any shop selling a needlewheel pump...Thanks..

[Dispar_Anthias]

try seali*e.... they are selling aquabee pump

[giantbicycle]

Thanks veri much..

[orgasbt]

Petmart also has

[giantbicycle]

so there is only one brand in the market?

Thanks guys..

[untouchables]

Petmart also has

u mean petmart got sell the pump and needle wheel? i thot petmart sells the pump onli. no needle wheel impellor, juz normal ones.

[giantbicycle]

needle wheel pump ...In the pump have the needlewheel impller..so its called needlewheel pump..

[tineng]

anyone knows where to get those needle wheel impellor???? have a Aquabee pump sitting around, but no needle wheel impellor....

[untouchables]

anyone knows where to get those needle wheel impellor???? have a Aquabee pump sitting around, but no needle wheel impellor....

that is the problem we all face

[lightningstrike]

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[dr evil]

maybe we can mould it......should be able to do it.....

btw, even if they have, are u guys willing to pay??? if im not wrong, the aquabee needlewheel cost sgd100.....

[untouchables]

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tried that before. hard to hold and some pump got insufficient space to put the thing in. when run, sometimes got friction. oso quite noisy.

prefer to buy one off the shelf...

[untouchables]

maybe we can mould it......should be able to do it.....

btw, even if they have, are u guys willing to pay??? if im not wrong, the aquabee needlewheel cost sgd100.....

yeah thats why im not willing to pay cos the darn thing got not much technology into in. i juz hope some china company start producing needle wheel impellor for pumps like eheim.

one thing i noticed is that the eheim impellor is capable of producing very fine bubble if you let some air get sucked through it. this always happen when my sump water drops and the return pump sucks water with some air and the output is very fine bubbles. i wonder if i put a venturi at the intake and let the venturi generate the bubbles and then the impeller chops it up. dunno can or not. another diy coming up. at worst, it is a venturi skimmer ;-)

[tineng]

yeap.....fitting those DIY impaller can be quite tricky....and i think might not be cost effective to mould one as different pump have impaller needs....

I've tried Marco Needlewheel impaller and it seems to fit into a Rio 3100 but not a Aquabee 3000....

[jun]

that is the problem we all face

so isit better not to get a needlewheel skimmer?? go for VENTURI DRIVEN type skimmer instead?

[jun]

needlewheel skimmer, if the needlewheel pump spoilt, can replace with a normal pump instead to convert it to a venturi version type???