Weipro without sump

[junyong84]

Hey, heard from one of the reefers in SRC that weipro can work without sump and at the same time without inserting the pump into the tank.

In order to do that...there is an attachment??

Any one tried it b4??? Care to share where to get such things??? coz i dun 1 insert the pump into the tank...

and i dun haf a sump...

[junyong84]

issit though adding an eheim Centrifugal pump???

[darren]

you can simply hook up your weipro hanging on the outside of your main tank with a pump that can be used non-submerged. most of the weipro powerheads though listed as "submerged use", can actually be used above water. there is attachments for this out of water use inside the box. all you need is to handle the hassle of extra pipe or hose works.

regards,

darren

[junyong84]

eh...attachments inside the weipro box... man....i dun recall any..

how does it look like???

[darren]

i have a weipro 3000 and weipro 4000 working above water, 1 for skimmer and another for circulation. the fact that they r above water i suppose reduces the amount of heat released into my tank. there are attachment which comes laong with the powrhead which you can screw onto the powerhead when your remove the covering which holds the pre filter sponge inside the powerhead itself.

[junyong84]

okie thanks..would check it out later!

[junyong84]

i have a weipro 3000 and weipro 4000 working above water, 1 for skimmer and another for circulation. the fact that they r above water i suppose reduces the amount of heat released into my tank. there are attachment which comes laong with the powrhead which you can screw onto the powerhead when your remove the covering which holds the pre filter sponge inside the powerhead itself.

hey... where to get weipro 3000 and 4000? got pic to show not?

[darren]

you can get them cheap at fw shops. try c328. the old shop, not polyart.

[junyong84]

oic..i went there in the morning todae...havent open..

eh darren..u got a pic to show how ur weipro skimmer is connected to weipro 3000/4000???

coz i dun haf much idea what u r talking abt...

[darren]

oh, they're closed on sundays

sorry i don't have a dc. will post a pic when i buy good ol filmroll

[junyong84]

reali hope u can get a film soon...coz i dunno how to connect the skimmer..

if i was to buy the powerhead and it cant work..

probably get screw by my dad...

[Nic a Jon]

Hi Darren

Just a couple of questions....the Weipro 3000/4000 pumps really can be used completely out of water as in out the the tank or partially submerged (only the water intake is underwater). The part that is above water, will it create so much heat that it will burn out?

[darren]

you can use it completely out of the water. the water intake inlet can be hooked up to a rubber hose/pipe which in turn has to be submerged into the water of course. however you have to note that should you decide to use the pump out of water, you'll have to prime the pump first before it can start working. as for heat, thats the good part about using out of water. you reduce the amount of heat getting into your tank significantly! as for your concern about the pump heating up out of water, no worries cos thus far, i can only feel a very slight warmth when i touch the pump, which has to be normal.

[Nic a Jon]

So the pump is actually made for both in and out of water use. If u place it outside the tank/sump with all the hose/pipe connections, anychance it might leak and get ur floor all wet?

Thanks for the info anyway

[junyong84]

you can use it completely out of the water. the water intake inlet can be hooked up to a rubber hose/pipe which in turn has to be submerged into the water of course. however you have to note that should you decide to use the pump out of water, you'll have to prime the pump first before it can start working. as for heat, thats the good part about using out of water. you reduce the amount of heat getting into your tank significantly! as for your concern about the pump heating up out of water, no worries cos thus far, i can only feel a very slight warmth when i touch the pump, which has to be normal.

how to hook a hose into the water inlet hole??? seems to me that u that the cover of the inlet cant be remove....so how to hook a hose???

u heard of sccie extrema b4??? u know how to hook a hose into it???

[Clownfish]

how to hook a hose into the water inlet hole??? seems to me that u that the cover of the inlet cant be remove....so how to hook a hose???

u heard of sccie extrema b4??? u know how to hook a hose into it???

i tink sicce onli works when submerged

[junyong84]

haiz..i still cant figure out how a weipro pump works outside water...

how do u hook a hose into the inlet when the inlet look so big, i mean there are so many holes...unless u can remove the cover...

cant waste my money juz to buy it and try it out...

pics people... pics! thanks!