hidnReefAquatic
In Memoriam
these things are junk IMHO pump stped in 20 minutes affter purchase tried to fix then the impeller broke,I heard they were decent but no luck here
Vertex Skimmer club
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mordibv
Active member
Sorry to hear that .
Now I know these pumps can have issues but u just stated a new one . I have never had my shaft break . I had my pump apart so many times you would have thought I was on a assembley line working for Resun .
THe impeller shaft is solid and hard . All I can think of is when it was taken apart the shaft was stuck in the impeller .It had to be forced out and it broke getting it out . Just curious how did it break ?
U did have whomever send you a new one ?
ceci1357
New member
all manufactures
all manufactures
Seems that all skimmers have caveats. I believe that I've read many a post on sicce pumps also. It breaks down to what you want to pay and what you are willing to put into something. OCto's and MSX's have thier own little oddities. I dont know for sure, but I would be willing to bet all do. Right now people are talking about askol pumps and mini air for octo skimmers. In reefdom you kinda' have to have a tinker's spirit anyway. It just shows the love you have for the hobby. If I had kept a log of how many times I've adjusted this or changed that in my 6yr. old SPS tank, it would be longer than this post,LOL.
all manufactures
Seems that all skimmers have caveats. I believe that I've read many a post on sicce pumps also. It breaks down to what you want to pay and what you are willing to put into something. OCto's and MSX's have thier own little oddities. I dont know for sure, but I would be willing to bet all do. Right now people are talking about askol pumps and mini air for octo skimmers. In reefdom you kinda' have to have a tinker's spirit anyway. It just shows the love you have for the hobby. If I had kept a log of how many times I've adjusted this or changed that in my 6yr. old SPS tank, it would be longer than this post,LOL.
ceci1357
New member
In these times people look for value. What they can afford. But experience (what little I have) teaches me to be prepared for the worst. I keep spare impellers for all the pumps I have on my tank. It may be irritating that I have to, but if I get lazy on my cleaning and a shaft calcifies I have a spare while I cuss myself cleaning the other one. Whatever skimmer I decide to get, Iwill have spares. That said, hidnreef, was you pump a gen 1 or gen 2?
The first generation of the Vertex skimmers had the pump standing vertical, and the outlet then entered the skimmer through a 90. The bubble plates were also higher in the skimmer to accomadate this higher input from the pump. The Gen 2 skimmer has the pump laying on its side, with the input lower in the skimme body. With the lower pump input, they were able to lower the bubble plate as well.
They had problems with the impellers on the Gen 1 skimmers because the manufacturer didn't get all of the ceramic dust out of the new impellers. This dust caused several impellers to fail relatively quickly. Since then they have fixed that manufacturing defect, and there really haven't been to many complaints with the Gen 2s.
HTH
They had problems with the impellers on the Gen 1 skimmers because the manufacturer didn't get all of the ceramic dust out of the new impellers. This dust caused several impellers to fail relatively quickly. Since then they have fixed that manufacturing defect, and there really haven't been to many complaints with the Gen 2s.
HTH
HOBrien
New member
which I think the height is 30" instead of 24"?
This is going to be a huge step up for me from using a HOB skimmer on a 120 that was rated for 120g which is a ProClear Aquatics one. That tank is being sold once I get everything switched over to the 200 that is being delivered this week.
This is going to be a huge step up for me from using a HOB skimmer on a 120 that was rated for 120g which is a ProClear Aquatics one. That tank is being sold once I get everything switched over to the 200 that is being delivered this week.
duhjeepster
New member
I am joining the Vertex club too! I will be ordering a VX-IN80 Gen. II this week. I can't wait!!!
tangtang clown
New member
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14578087#post14578087 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ty1e
I don't know if you guys have seen this yet, looks very Royal exclusiv, what are your thoughts.
Vertex VX-250 Alpha Cone Skimmer
sorry, just saw the post in page 2 about this skimmer, still looks nice though.
What pump comes on the RE, I mean vertex skimmer?
