Lunchbucket
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very cool. how old are those?
what eheim pump is on there??
Lunchbucket
Euro-Reef Eheim NW Thread
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very cool. how old are those?
what eheim pump is on there??
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angelopasto
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Can I get the new impeller for my SP4?
Lunchbucket
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angelopasto - i believe you can...contact euro-reef.com
I just got my new Euro RC-500. I was a beta tester and had some problems and Jeff worked with me to get this new skimmer.
The 500 now comes with 3 Eheims instead of the 2 sp4s. The build quality is much improved. The twist flange works perfect, it has a new reinforced joint to hold the drain assembly. It is just breaking in now but it looks great. The bubbles seem smaller and it is pulling a ton of air. Time will tell how it skims and I will post some pics later, but I have to say this is a big leap forward. I can't tell you how easy Jeff was to deal with and he spent a lot of time helping me. I think any customer service problems are a ting of the past. I was leanig toward a German skimmer for my next purchase as I love the Eheim pumps. I think this puts ER on an even playing field. Time will tell.
The 500 now comes with 3 Eheims instead of the 2 sp4s. The build quality is much improved. The twist flange works perfect, it has a new reinforced joint to hold the drain assembly. It is just breaking in now but it looks great. The bubbles seem smaller and it is pulling a ton of air. Time will tell how it skims and I will post some pics later, but I have to say this is a big leap forward. I can't tell you how easy Jeff was to deal with and he spent a lot of time helping me. I think any customer service problems are a ting of the past. I was leanig toward a German skimmer for my next purchase as I love the Eheim pumps. I think this puts ER on an even playing field. Time will tell.
Yeah I was surprised as well. I think some of the other models are getting a boost, Chip said the website needed updating to show the new configuration. I'm starting to get a little foam, I didn't clean it or anything but it seems like a monster. My wife thought it looked like overkill. What's that?
angelopasto
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Thanks Lunchbucket - I will contact ER tomorrow concerning the new impeller. I can't believe I received my RC-500 less then 30 days ago and it had 2 SP4 pumps and the new model has 3 Eheim pumps!
original-reefland
Reefer
Mine too
Makes you wonder why they feel three Eheim pumps are need to replace two SP4 pumps. I don't get how they can do that kind of change and keep the same model number (or same price).
BTW - The Beta pictures on the EuroReef site for the RC-500 still show dual SP3 pumps. http://www.euro-reef.com/betatest.shtml
angelopasto
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I just took a look at your tank. Great set-up! Do you use an overflow box or is your tank drilled?
It looks like the ER site was updated today The specs have been updated. The CS skimmers are gone. In sump are now just (understandably) RS series.
The Eheim models are now listed and the SPx pump specs reflect the new impeller improvements. For instance, SP4 went from 900->1080 LPH. SP5 got an improvement from 960-> 1200 LPH.
What is odd is the RC250 which had a 1200 LPH SP5 now has a 900 LPH SPE5 (Eheim).
I have an RS250 and have the new impeller to upgrade it on the way. It will be interesting to see the results.
The Eheim models are now listed and the SPx pump specs reflect the new impeller improvements. For instance, SP4 went from 900->1080 LPH. SP5 got an improvement from 960-> 1200 LPH.
What is odd is the RC250 which had a 1200 LPH SP5 now has a 900 LPH SPE5 (Eheim).
I have an RS250 and have the new impeller to upgrade it on the way. It will be interesting to see the results.
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