SpectraPure LiterMeter III experience?

[javajaws]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6559154#post6559154 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefLife1680
javajaws ... moving it would not be a problem b/c it is designed to pump such far distacnes correct?

Correct...it currently pulls water from my pantry, but it's just located on the aquarium end, not the reservoir end. I don't think it matters if it is pulling water from 20' of tubing or pushing water through 20'.

 

[ReefLife1680]

elosusa ..thanks for the info. will lookin into it ...

 

[ReefLife1680]

javajaws ... push or pull 20' same thing. Makes sense from teh spectrapure website. is it really 20' capacity or what that a hypo. # you threw out?

 

[ReefLife1680]

elosusa ... do you have a model # or name of the pump? how much did you buy it for?

 

[elosusa]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...189&perpage=25&highlight=schuran&pagenumber=6

This is the one I have. This thread is has a bunch of info on it about these pumps.

 

[ReefLife1680]

elosusa ... i'm just looking for a dosing pump to feed my reactor not vital liquids. LOL that thing looks VERY dependable

 

[elosusa]

Some will call them masterflex pumps. If you buy them new they are crazy, 600 and up. I got mine new for 130 shipped. As you can see from that link they were labeled for the company this guy got them from, so I have no idea of the model #. The important thing is the flow rates. That thread will help you with that. Here is the article that Ewan posted on that thread, very informative. http://www.reeftank.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-67.html

 

[ReefLife1680]

elosusa ... so i need to buy the pump itself separate from the head. A little complicated but worth looking into. Will have to read the article in more deatil when i get a chance. Thanks for the info!

 

[javajaws]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6559190#post6559190 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReefLife1680
javajaws ... push or pull 20' same thing. Makes sense from teh spectrapure website. is it really 20' capacity or what that a hypo. # you threw out?

No typo...its probably a little longer than that in fact. I've heard of people pumping water alot farther than that with these things.

 

[ReefLife1680]

javajaws ... you came back! LOL. thanks for the clarification. Was looking into the Cole Parmer pumps but now i'm not sure ... just want to get a dosing pump and be done with it!

 

[ReefLife1680]

so many options ... what to do what to do ..

 

[javajaws]

Get the LiterMeter and run it on a timer if need be (it won't lose the settings). If you don't like it, you can always get a good price for it lightly used. You would be amazed where you can put one of these things and where you can run 1/4" tubing through...

 

[Ereefic]

I recieved one a few weeks ago. I bought the LMIII because I was going to have a resivour in the basement and pump up to the first floor for a kalk reactor. It is a nice unit and I don't think you'll be dissapointed.

 

[ReefLife1680]

javajaws ... that's a very good point. I think i'm jusg going to get it and try to hide it somewhere or somehting along those lines ...

 

[ReefLife1680]

Ereefic ... thanks for the advice. Make choices a lot easier when you have fellow reefers advising you instead of a salesman LOL

 

[Ereefic]

What is also nice is we had 2 tank (tore one down, but will be setting up again soon), so I can get an additional pump head and dose both tanks, with there respected settings from the same control unit.

LM's are pricey, but totally worth it IMO.

 

[ReefLife1680]

Ereefic ... that's what I was thinking. The unit is expandable in a sense. I think that's what i'm going with. 99% sure (have to reserve 1% b/c i'm just skeptical like that LOL) ...

 

[elosusa]

The timer option is a good one. The only reason I run both the medical pump and the litermeter is because I got it so cheap and I need to run the Ca reactor all day. Like everyone else I agree that you can find ways to hide the LMIII and it is a good pump. If you travel it is a lot better than the float switch route and you don't have to worry about siphoning when it is off. Like Ereefic says, it keeps it setting when it turns back on. Jesse

 

[ReefLife1680]

elosusa ... keeping the settings after a power loss is a good thing to have. The MaseterFlex was a good suggestion but info is just so limited out there I'm sure I could figure it out eventually but am stuck with time limitations right now ... maybe in the future (those things look VERY heavy duty - I LIKE).

 

[elosusa]

yep, It was a pain getting mine. I am not a big "ebay guy". I kinda like to know what I am getting and who I am getting from. Mechanically they are the same type of pump, it's just the construction that is different. Like I said, I run them both on one system and if you get the LM III now you can do the shopping around for the masterflex pump if you decide to run a Ca reactor. Even that aqualifter works for most Ca reactors. Jesse