Ocean Flo Maxijet Mods...

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For what it's worth, I heard that the Maxijet people were one of the first visitors to the Oceanflo booth at Macna. I think they would be crazy not to be interested. There's no retooling involved at all since it is a seperate part. If it is cost effective for Tunze to make there pumps, why wouldn't it be cost effective for MaxiJet (or whoever) to make a seperate prop and shroud? I honestly hope they don't make them, because I'd be willing to bet they would be built very cheaply. The Oceanflos are built really nice, and feel solid.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8343617#post8343617 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smcnally
There's no retooling involved at all since it is a seperate part. If it is cost effective for Tunze to make there pumps, why wouldn't it be cost effective for MaxiJet (or whoever) to make a seperate prop and shroud? I'd be willing to bet they would be built very cheaply. The Oceanflos are built really nice, and feel solid.
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I agree. The OF's are hand made. IF MJ comes out with their own, they would probably be molded out of the same plastic as the original pump. Probably wouldn't have that same feel, but would most likely be much less expensive. One advantage ( and disadvantage) they would have would be mass production, and the ability to adjust specs on the magnets, shafts, etc.

Should be interesitng either way, and the real winner would be us, the end user, as competition usually brings out the best.
 
60$ for a powerhead that does what the oceanflo does is a steal. maximods are junk IMO, and have heard numerous complaints about stalling, randomly shutting off etc. I dont see why people are complaining about a 60$ ph that can do 2000-3000 gph (any data on this yet?) buy a tunze for 300 to get the same effect?

IMO, good for him! If the product was crap, he wouldn't be sold out and have a long waiting list...
 
That's $60 for the mod only not including the powerhead. With the pump, this price is then $80-$90. And if you noticed, the people who are complaining about problems on the mod typically have no one else to blame but themselves. This is a DIY project so it will only work as well as how it was built.

Still to each his own I guess if you don't trust yourself to a little DIY then by all means get the OF kit.
 
for all the thousands and thousands of people who have done the DIY mod over the years i think the success rate is extremely high. I'd "guess" failure ratio is somewhere around 3-4% with many of them being small mistakes in the build that could have been avoided. For DIY project like this i think that's phenomenal.

Like anything else , you need to keep in mind that it's the people who are unhappy that are always the most vocal.
 
i bought a couple of oceanflo mods at macna myself. I ran them on a wavemaker, but one of the mods seemed a bit defective. after a week or so, it would start having trouble with starting again. I'll have to admit, the customer service is not lightning fast, but I am getting response and received a new impellar.

and another key to note, is that most people who buy mj mod stuff typically have maxijets sitting in a closet. Not to mention that the mod is probably only worth it for a mj1200. why pay $90 (mj600) for 1000gph, just buy a seio already.

I'm definitely happy with the oceanflo mod though and run it on a wavemaker. as my sps grew more and more, the seio 620's weren't cutting it anymore. The mod is built like a tank, unlike the other mod from the lux guy i got a few months ago.

lastly, the oceanflo mounting brackets works excellent w/ premium aquatic magnet holders. those magnet holders have been wonderful and i know i'll be able to use them with whatever pump i choose (tunze/mj/seio).
 
Not that it really makes a difference, but even though tetra belongs to United Pet group I have heard through the grapevine that Tetra is not doing so hot and they are trying to get someone to buy them out.

I am not sure if this goes for the whole United Pet group, but if it is true for them then maybe they are not in the best of situations at the moment, and are not ready to put out anymore money until they secure what they already have going.

PS- I am not 100% sure about this but this is what a company rep told me.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8460028#post8460028 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pirate-x
The Oceanflo mounting brackets works with sure grip mag holders ?
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that sure would be slick : )
 
I got my oceanflo mods yesterday and I like em. I just ordered a few more and I'm gonna get rid of my seios. This way, I can run it on a cheapo wave maker with out the 15min shut off time the Seio's need.
DIY was fine when I was in HS and college, but now that I have a job and have kids on top of taking care of my tanks, I pay a bit extra for a well made product over a DIY parts kits.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8343617#post8343617 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by smcnally
Wow...You guys can type...a lot :)
For what it's worth, I heard that the Maxijet people were one of the first visitors to the Oceanflo booth at Macna. I think they would be crazy not to be interested. There's no retooling involved at all since it is a seperate part. If it is cost effective for Tunze to make there pumps, why wouldn't it be cost effective for MaxiJet (or whoever) to make a seperate prop and shroud? I honestly hope they don't make them, because I'd be willing to bet they would be built very cheaply. The Oceanflos are built really nice, and feel solid.
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Seriously, if they can produce a MJ1200 for $15, we're talking maybe $5 more. They could drop them at $30 a piece, and still make a good deal of cash on each one. Will Reefdom/Mjmods be able to compete with that? Not a chance.

I just think whoever did the market analysis at Marineland/whoever completely blew it, and didnt realize what sort of demand their is for a high flow low energy pump.


If RIO can turn a big profit on the SEIO, marineland should be able to turn an even bigger one, because the product is significantly more impressive, and should cost less to produce.
 
The price of the ocean flo mods will probably go down once the Tunze nano streams are available.
 
I know its a bit late, but here's a few pics on the prem aquatics magnet.

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here's a few more pics too.
http://www.toeland.com/Photos/ViewAlbumForm.aspx?AlbumName=2006_1108%20AQUARIUM%20EQUIPMENT

but yeah, i agree with everyone here too. If i didn't already own tons of maxis laying around, a tunze nano stream seems like a better deal.
 
yeah, 8 minute intervals. a small clicking noise each time a pump turns on. pumps make a minor humm when they are on as well. about as loud as a sedra skimmer pump inside a stand.
 
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