which pump is better

[FISHLOVER123]

Hi all i'm doing this poll is to know more about which pump is reliability

1. Rio pump have some power leakage problem but weather due to normal or just lucky

2. Quiet1one pump so far no review to my ears

3. sicce pump is what i know skimmer pump 2500l one is ok but weather the bigger size for return pump reliable?

setting up a 4ft tank soon so need to know more information

As all the stated above pump is due to what i'm going to use for the future so no others brand is included in this poll but still comments is still more welcome....

There's the three pump cost not so high power saver and powerful

[davidluvfishes]

Hi all i'm doing this poll is to know more about which pump is reliability

1. Rio pump have some power leakage problem but weather due to normal or just lucky

2. Quiet1one pump so far no review to my ears

3. sicce pump is what i know skimmer pump 2500l one is ok but weather the bigger size for return pump reliable?

setting up a 4ft tank soon so need to know more information

As all the stated above pump is due to what i'm going to use for the future so no others brand is included in this poll but still comments is still more welcome....

There's the three pump cost not so high power saver and powerful

Go for Ehiem...For 4 feet, 1262 is ideal.. No 2nd doubt about it.. Can consider to get a 2nd hand unit if cost is a concern.

[comycus]

Eheim or Aquabee are reliable brands. Aquabee has lower wattage = less heat

If budget's really tight, would go for Rio out of the 3.

[stevenkoh08]

Hi fishlover123 for the Rio as there isn't any power leakage it acturelly the stactic current which most of us can feel is it your finger tip only can feel and if u dip your whole hand in u can't??

for this is due to the pump is only using two pin plug it does'nt come with the earth pin which is the green/yellow

so anyone of you can try if your finger tip having a bit of skin torn but still attach try dipping it on the tip of the water do not dip your whole hand in cause you won't feel anything

you feel let shock by electri but very small one or you can try cut cut your finger nail first and then dip it can feel even more obvious

[big_ben102000]

i have been using rio 26hf for the pass year or so, didnt feel any electric shock or what so ever.but my pump comes with a 3 pin plug.

cheers

[dachkie]

Eheim or Aquabee are reliable brands. Aquabee has lower wattage = less heat

If budget's really tight, would go for Rio out of the 3.

i've personally used alot of return pumps before aquamedic or6500 , rio32hf , Sicce multi 5800 , ehiem 1264, red dragon 6.5m but never tried aquabee

my personally fave of course is the best but out of the rest that i have previously used , i give my votes to number 1 to or6500 and sicce 5800,

ehiem runs a little hot

rio32hf gives shock plus it runs really hot and heat up the entire tank

aquabee heard from quite a few reefers saying that it has very bad hear loss and not recommended to be used as a return , no personal experience thou

[onizukaa]

Am using Aquabee 3000, from sump to 4ft tank (1.5ft high) the water / wattage is very very good in my opinion.

silent and not much heat produced~

my 2 cents on aquabee (changed it because the china brand pump is generating so much heat and using 100W!!!! and the flow for aquabee is much stronger when the china brand pump is 5000 litres =.=

[FISHLOVER123]

so anyone know where to get a titanium probe for grounding then

[stevenkoh08]

any LFS shop should have but do chk out this first how true it is ?? but do can have a current test for that

grounding probe

[albinosage]

any LFS shop should have but do chk out this first how true it is ?? but do can have a current test for that

grounding probe

To quote the most important part of the article:

Voltage is not the problem, current is. Voltages can exist without there being any current. For example, birds sitting on a power line may be in direct contact with 10,000 volts, but they are not electrocuted. Why? Because no current is flowing through their bodies. Voltage is the “potential†or force that drives electrons through a conductor. The actual flow of electrons is the “currentâ€. It is current that kills.

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So what are you doing when you add a grounding probe to your aquarium? You are providing a current path that might not already exist. Any fish between the source and the grounding probe will experience a current flowing through their bodies... not good!

[stevenkoh08]

but to what i know unless there's an leakage or else the grounding is still serving the purpose

conclude: it safe to use probe but must be ensure that first no power leakage from either the wire or the pump then insert the probe or else it will be the same as the article told

as for the article is fellow binosage informed me tks alot to him on the info

[cowgum]

Am using Aquabee 3000, from sump to 4ft tank (1.5ft high) the water / wattage is very very good in my opinion.

silent and not much heat produced~

my 2 cents on aquabee (changed it because the china brand pump is generating so much heat and using 100W!!!! and the flow for aquabee is much stronger when the china brand pump is 5000 litres =.=

100W is ok la. Aquabee UP5000 is 75W already

[[V]tEc]

Go for Ehiem...For 4 feet, 1262 is ideal.. No 2nd doubt about it.. Can consider to get a 2nd hand unit if cost is a concern.

IMO 1262 is too small for a 4ft......1262 is ard 3600L/hr. headloss n stuff? let's bring it to 3000l/hr, 4ft is easily 450L n above......u get less than 10 times turnover rate....so not so ideal afterall

[janazr]

Im happy with my AB pumps. Less heat and very low noise.

[Star Polyps]

AB is good

[tunicate]

I'm using AB3000 for my 2 footer return. I notice there is a movable flap within the pump chamber for directing water to its outlet nozzle, depending whether the impeller turns clockwise of anti-clockwise when you power on. I often encounter the flap stuck to the wrong side, causing minimal return flow. Had to power down, give the pump a few shake, then on again to recover. But when it gets going, I'm happy with it. Not sure if it's just my pump, or if anyone else also have such issue with their AB pump.

[Jameshong]

IMHO, the headloss for AB is quite high so not very suitable to use as return unless it's AB2000/1. I personnelly prefer Ehiem but the watt is the killer so currently switch to Tesino due to the low watt, super silent and good performance.. !