Lunchbucket
Premium Member
this sucks! i want an eheim for my baby sized skimmer
PITSTOP - seen it!!!! we need NEW pics!!
Lunchbucket
Euro-Reef Eheim NW Thread
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this sucks! i want an eheim for my baby sized skimmer
PITSTOP - seen it!!!! we need NEW pics!!
Lunchbucket
Andrew
Active member
Can anyone tell me... If I buy a plain Ehiem 1262 pump for say from Bigals... Can I buy this impeller and use it in it?
http://commerce2.i2net.com/able5sto...1.aspx?SID=33&Product_ID=1061&Category_ID=627
http://commerce2.i2net.com/able5sto...1.aspx?SID=33&Product_ID=1061&Category_ID=627
scarletknight06
New member
you'd have to make or buy a volute and venturi.
I think h&s sells theirs.
I think h&s sells theirs.
Jim_S
Timo Boll
I don't think ER sells their venturi. I could b wrong though.
The H&S volute and venturi might be the best way to go. I think cerreta may have some info on this.
I do know the reason why it may be difficult to find these parts and assemble a working pump is that both H&S and ER would probably rather not see a simple DIY version of their pumps easily available.
Cheers,
Jim
edit: I take that back. I just looked at the ER website. You can buy the venturi and volute from the site, but only for the sp4. I cannot find one for the eheim.
The H&S volute and venturi might be the best way to go. I think cerreta may have some info on this.
I do know the reason why it may be difficult to find these parts and assemble a working pump is that both H&S and ER would probably rather not see a simple DIY version of their pumps easily available.
Cheers,
Jim
edit: I take that back. I just looked at the ER website. You can buy the venturi and volute from the site, but only for the sp4. I cannot find one for the eheim.
I'm pretty sure the 1262 volute is suitable. That other Ehiem thread showed the 1262 volute is basically the same as the Deltec/H&S volute.
As far as the Gen-X 4100, you have to see probably the best DIY skimmer I have ever seen powered by 4 Gen-X 4100s.
Meshwheel friggin rocks on Gen-X 4100!!!!!
As far as the Gen-X 4100, you have to see probably the best DIY skimmer I have ever seen powered by 4 Gen-X 4100s.
Meshwheel friggin rocks on Gen-X 4100!!!!!
Lunchbucket
Premium Member
nice picks pitstop!!
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
Jim_S
Timo Boll
Nice shots PITSTOP!
Yeah, kentrob really hooked it up with that DIY skimmer. $1600 invested! But the comparable Deltec is like $5000, so he really came out on top.
Now all he needs are some eheims..........
A quick note on the 1250's,
Isn't eheim releasing some 1250 NW's here soon? Wouldn't it be better for ER to just wait for those to come out and then slap them on skimmers? Does anyone have a timeline for these pumps?
Jim
Yeah, kentrob really hooked it up with that DIY skimmer. $1600 invested! But the comparable Deltec is like $5000, so he really came out on top.
Now all he needs are some eheims..........
A quick note on the 1250's,
Isn't eheim releasing some 1250 NW's here soon? Wouldn't it be better for ER to just wait for those to come out and then slap them on skimmers? Does anyone have a timeline for these pumps?
Jim
Roland Jacques
Premium Member
I dont no if the Gen x is the best suited pump for a mesh mod. some have very will with it.
I think their are better suited pumps for mesh gg...
Here a incredible mod done with a 18 Watt pump pulling, best I can tell, about 800 - 900 LPH. He will have a meter on it this weekend.
The Photo kind of speaks for itself
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8739273#post8739273 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JCTewks
with the valve all the way open you can see the water level about 2 1/2" below the transition and the foam (really dry) coming into the cup.
Jeff
Roland Jacques:
the ER gen x pump are monster and the air that i pull with the mesh on the gen x 6000 no one pull here with any other pin impeller more then that the air intake on the gen x it's small and i believe if it will be big like kent mod on his pump the air will increase , yes the pump loud and this is the hard part IMO.
the gen x with the mesh rock and if the air intake will be increase i believe the pump can pull 30lpm.
the eheim quite pump and when i try it i love the silence but still even with the mesh it's can't compete the gen x pump (maybe the eheim 1264 can come near but the price of this pump close to $400)
p.s don't forget Jeff mod this pump with mesh (different one but still it's mesh) and because of that the perform look like that on the picture i don't believe that regular pin impeller was perform like that
Lunchbucket :
if you want to change the gen x pump because the noise i understand that but if you want to change the pump because you want perform better skimming result in your collection cup i suggest to you to try first the mesh on the gen x pump .
if you will try it ,when you will see the result in the collectiobn cup you will not believe that this is your skimmer working there:eek1:
the ER gen x pump are monster and the air that i pull with the mesh on the gen x 6000 no one pull here with any other pin impeller more then that the air intake on the gen x it's small and i believe if it will be big like kent mod on his pump the air will increase , yes the pump loud and this is the hard part IMO.
the gen x with the mesh rock and if the air intake will be increase i believe the pump can pull 30lpm.
the eheim quite pump and when i try it i love the silence but still even with the mesh it's can't compete the gen x pump (maybe the eheim 1264 can come near but the price of this pump close to $400)
p.s don't forget Jeff mod this pump with mesh (different one but still it's mesh) and because of that the perform look like that on the picture i don't believe that regular pin impeller was perform like that
Lunchbucket :
if you want to change the gen x pump because the noise i understand that but if you want to change the pump because you want perform better skimming result in your collection cup i suggest to you to try first the mesh on the gen x pump .
if you will try it ,when you will see the result in the collectiobn cup you will not believe that this is your skimmer working there:eek1:
Lunchbucket
Premium Member
mavgi - so use the mesh on the pump for the RC80...isn't that a sedra 3500? you do the mesh on the 3500 too??
Lunchbucket
Lunchbucket
i don't know exactly what you saw but the last picture was on the sedra 5000 and it's can work on any sedra or other pump .
to be sure i am copy the link here (you can see the different before and after) :
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=966407&perpage=25&pagenumber=21
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