Hydrofoamer pump for Vertex 150?
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moondoggy4
Team RC
I could give it a try Maximus, I have a 9420 pump and a Omega 150 down waiting for a impeller. I believe that the pump will be to big.
Maximus
Active member
If you could try it, that would be awesome. Please let me know how it works out. Thank you!
moondoggy4
Team RC
Nothing like promising something and not delivering I do apologize I am on call and just pulled a 26 hour day and then more OT so I have not been able to actually test it, I have the pump and the skimmer next to each other but not in the tank as of yet. So hopefully tomorrow I will get it in the sump and run it.
One day I would love to get a 9410 pump, I do have two 9420 pumps.
One day I would love to get a 9410 pump, I do have two 9420 pumps.
moondoggy4
Team RC
Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to do it, I will be off on call for one day.
moondoggy4
Team RC
I got the 9420 tunze hydrofaomer skimmer pump on my Vertex Omega 150 skimmer, first impressions it is a good match, I believe that I did not change the settings on the skimmer meaning the twist tube, the pump has been sitting for a while to it will need to break in a little I did soak it in vinegar and RO when I took the skimmer pump off line.
I do have a air meter tester for the pump, but not the ones most people use mine reads in L/min and it is pulling 15 L/min.
I have received in the mail today my new impeller from Vertex so I can compare both pumps on the air meter tester.
So far the pump is doing nicely, looks like a viable alternative.
I do have a air meter tester for the pump, but not the ones most people use mine reads in L/min and it is pulling 15 L/min.
I have received in the mail today my new impeller from Vertex so I can compare both pumps on the air meter tester.
So far the pump is doing nicely, looks like a viable alternative.
Maximus
Active member
Great news! Can you tell me what the water level of your sump is? It sounds like the pump is pulling around 900 l/h of air which sounds right for the skimmer. I'm curious to see how much air the Sicce pump pulls in. I'm guessing around 800 l/h or 12-13 l/m. Does it overflow at all? If you open the pipe up all the way, where is the water level in the skimmer? Thanks again for all your help.
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moondoggy4
Team RC
2nd question The outlet for the Tunze 9420 is 3/4, the outlet for the Sicce Vertex pump is 3/4 I am using the newer style Vertex with the silicon tubing on the tunze pump. Secondly the tunze can lay flat and still be at the correct height for the pipe to fit in the skimmer body. My sump level is at 7'' deep. Tomorrow I should be able to test the new vertex impeller and volute.
moondoggy4
Team RC
Why are you looking for an alternative?
Maximus
Active member
My first Sicce pump that came with the 150 skimmer kept dying on me. I called Proline and they sent me a new pump. So far so good. If this pump starts to die again, I'm going with the Tunze. Now, I read that the Tunze pump is similar to the Sicce as I believe it uses the Sicce motorblock but different impellers and volute. Is this true?
moondoggy4
Team RC
Yes, that is a Roger question, I believe that Sicce made the pumps for tunze but to Tunze's specks, the hydrofoamers are great pumps last a long time and the impellers are cheap. The Sicce impellers are more expensive. The Sicce pumps the wire casing will fail right at were the pump connects to it, that is why I bought the 9420 to replace a Sicce 2500.
With apologies for resurrecting an old thread, I can confirm that the Tunze 9420 seems to be a perfect match for the Vertex Omega 150. Based on the information above I purchased the Tunze to replace my failed Sicce pump, and after just a few days I am seeing better performance with the 9420 than I ever did with the original equipment.
HefeWeizen
New member
I used a hydrofoamer on my ASM G3. Worked better than the original pump by far. The only thing was modifying the outlet pipe into the skimmer. Not hard, just some trial and error.
