SRC Member itchyhand Posted June 20, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted June 20, 2006 Currently in USA. Saw these products on the shelf. Can they be use in SG? All i know is USA uses 110V. Sg uses 230V. I know can get a converter to convert it. How about the water pumps & power heads? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member itchyhand Posted June 20, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 20, 2006 Currently in USA. Saw these products on the shelf. Can they be use in SG? All i know is USA uses 110V. Sg uses 230V. I know can get a converter to convert it. How about the water pumps & power heads? Thanks! This is the link. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod...9&N=2004+113782 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 IMO not worth investing (and risking your powerheads)... if you are to use normal powerheads/pumps to create on/off effect within short intervals... u will risk spoiling the pumps... even German made pumps (except those specially made wavemakers) cannot last long. If China made... better stock at least 4 of them at home for replacement. Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member lyz77 Posted June 20, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted June 20, 2006 I think if u gonna regulate the pumps base on hour basis, then maybe still not that bad. But if u wanna regulate the pump base on mins or even second, then the pump gonna burn easily!!! That's why those controllable wave maker are using DC instead of AC pump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LinkinPark Posted June 20, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted June 20, 2006 If non-controllable tunze being used, there is a risk that a fish may enter the pump when it stop and suddenly turn on and the poor fish ............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member itchyhand Posted June 21, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 21, 2006 I think if u gonna regulate the pumps base on hour basis, then maybe still not that bad. But if u wanna regulate the pump base on mins or even second, then the pump gonna burn easily!!! That's why those controllable wave maker are using DC instead of AC pump! sigh..... Any needle wheel pumps to recommend? I want to replace my macro as150 stock needle wheel pump. Maybe look around in US & c if it's cheaper here. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member itchyhand Posted June 21, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 21, 2006 IMO not worth investing (and risking your powerheads)... if you are to use normal powerheads/pumps to create on/off effect within short intervals... u will risk spoiling the pumps... even German made pumps (except those specially made wavemakers) cannot last long. If China made... better stock at least 4 of them at home for replacement. Hi saw yr tank specs. U are running a OR 2500 pump. Is that a needle wheel pump? Or do u need to install a impeller? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Hi saw yr tank specs. U are running a OR 2500 pump. Is that a needle wheel pump? Or do u need to install a impeller? Thanks. It's a needle wheel... Aquabee does extremely efficient needle wheels too... might wanna bring some back but the diff V can be so troublesome... and hard to sell off later. So do consider properly... say if US is cheaper by only 20%, not worth the trouble. Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member itchyhand Posted June 21, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted June 21, 2006 It's a needle wheel... Aquabee does extremely efficient needle wheels too... might wanna bring some back but the diff V can be so troublesome... and hard to sell off later. So do consider properly... say if US is cheaper by only 20%, not worth the trouble. Going to 2 marine shops later. Will check out their pricing. I know OR is lot cheaper here but the voltage is the stone man. Icecap is cheaper here. I believe from US & SG website, the price diff is obvious. Too bad icecap don't have 150W which I'm using. They only got 250W onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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