New Blackfin from Reef Flo
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mkarston
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2500 Hooked up with pictures
2500 Hooked up with pictures
OK, So I got my BlackFin 2500 all hooked up and running. I am please so far. The noise is on the order of the Dart, it might be a bit louder. It is also larger then the dart. The new external threads and included union connectors are a real plus!
Pictures:
2500 Hooked up with pictures
OK, So I got my BlackFin 2500 all hooked up and running. I am please so far. The noise is on the order of the Dart, it might be a bit louder. It is also larger then the dart. The new external threads and included union connectors are a real plus!
Pictures:
Looks good there Mkarston...
Installing mine today, I got the 3600. Upon a 1-2 seconnd dry run just to test it out before i drill my sump that its working properly. I do notice its louder than my last dart. Not too bad, def alot more quiet than my old iwaki's!!!
This pump will be my return pump with a manifold to pump water to my Ca/Rx, Media reactors,and new chiller. That should steal around 1000 gph from the pump overall. The return with about 12-14 psi and feeding the manifold should bring me to about 12-1400 gph roughly on my return.
Thinking it will be under or around 200 watts give or take.
I will leave an outlet to feed maybe a frag tank down the road, or other equipment.
Adding some spa flex to the bulkhead and pump connections should alleviate most resonance.
Overall its a BEEFY pump. Nice heavy duty wet end chunky motor.
Looks like the wet end is the same size as my 3/4 hp pool pumps!
It should have some umph!
It will be driving 2 penductors so i should add a bit of flow to the tank.
I'll post a pic or 2 when its set and done, Maybe a quick vid.
Installing mine today, I got the 3600. Upon a 1-2 seconnd dry run just to test it out before i drill my sump that its working properly. I do notice its louder than my last dart. Not too bad, def alot more quiet than my old iwaki's!!!
This pump will be my return pump with a manifold to pump water to my Ca/Rx, Media reactors,and new chiller. That should steal around 1000 gph from the pump overall. The return with about 12-14 psi and feeding the manifold should bring me to about 12-1400 gph roughly on my return.
Thinking it will be under or around 200 watts give or take.
I will leave an outlet to feed maybe a frag tank down the road, or other equipment.
Adding some spa flex to the bulkhead and pump connections should alleviate most resonance.
Overall its a BEEFY pump. Nice heavy duty wet end chunky motor.
Looks like the wet end is the same size as my 3/4 hp pool pumps!
It should have some umph!
It will be driving 2 penductors so i should add a bit of flow to the tank.
I'll post a pic or 2 when its set and done, Maybe a quick vid.
I went down to 1.5 on my 2 inch intake and output on my 3600.
Id imagine going from a 1.5 to a 1 inch on the 25oo would be the same. No probs with the 3600. Just waiting for some glue to dry. Had 2 leaks i had to address, But all looks good considering how much plumbing i changed.
Did not get the chiller up, I'll save that for tomorrow. Shew, crawling around under a 300 gal is back breaking!
I have to dial down the pump till i get the chiller online. I have about 5-600 gph too much on my returns.
Overall pretty quiet. Not quiet as a dart, But its pretty good.
Like stated i would not put this in a livingroom, I would have kept the laguna on. But for my needs it's perfect. I'll have the penductors weds. Hoped to have them in by now.
Id imagine going from a 1.5 to a 1 inch on the 25oo would be the same. No probs with the 3600. Just waiting for some glue to dry. Had 2 leaks i had to address, But all looks good considering how much plumbing i changed.
Did not get the chiller up, I'll save that for tomorrow. Shew, crawling around under a 300 gal is back breaking!
I have to dial down the pump till i get the chiller online. I have about 5-600 gph too much on my returns.
Overall pretty quiet. Not quiet as a dart, But its pretty good.
Like stated i would not put this in a livingroom, I would have kept the laguna on. But for my needs it's perfect. I'll have the penductors weds. Hoped to have them in by now.
mkarston
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Creetin, Thanks man. You will have to share some photos once you get it all finished and your leaks worked out.
das75, Yeah, I already had the hole for the 1" bulkhead in my sump. I called and talked to Chris (the Reeflo owner) if this would be a problem. He said it isn't ideal, but shouldn't be a problem at all. He also advised to adapt it to a larger diameter as soon as possible after the bulkhead. So thats what I did, and I've had no problems with it.
das75, Yeah, I already had the hole for the 1" bulkhead in my sump. I called and talked to Chris (the Reeflo owner) if this would be a problem. He said it isn't ideal, but shouldn't be a problem at all. He also advised to adapt it to a larger diameter as soon as possible after the bulkhead. So thats what I did, and I've had no problems with it.
3 days of run time and all is well. Leaks are fixed and good to go.
The pump has gotten a little quieter. Not much just a little.
The pump is slightly warm to the touch. Very mild.
I was initially scared by these pumps for the noise. I ran iwaki's before and hated every minute i had them running.
This pump is tolorable becuase ts in the basement and i dont hear it up here. The old iwaki's i could hear across the house upstairs. LOL
Hows the others here?? Any probs?
The pump has gotten a little quieter. Not much just a little.
The pump is slightly warm to the touch. Very mild.
I was initially scared by these pumps for the noise. I ran iwaki's before and hated every minute i had them running.
This pump is tolorable becuase ts in the basement and i dont hear it up here. The old iwaki's i could hear across the house upstairs. LOL
Hows the others here?? Any probs?
superedge88
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Here's a pic for size comparison, you can see that the fan shroud end of the pump fits easily in my wife's hand. It looks like a dart on roids to me.
superedge88
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I just took the surface temperature of my Blackfin 6000 and the hottest point on the whole pump body was only 97 Degrees!! This pump runs COOOOOOOL!!
superedge88
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Sounds about the same as a Barracuda pump to me.
