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01-05-2005, 08:03 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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gen-x submersible pumps??
Anyone know anything about these pumps?
Jenni
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01-05-2005, 08:43 PM
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Clubs Forums Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Chef at Adidas USA Headquarters
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I use one, and JR has my other one running his skimmer.
They work nicely, but add about 3 degrees of heat to the water.
also, i would not run them externally, they are not very sturdy outside the sump and will most likely spring a leak.
for the price, the quality is there though if you can handle the increased temp
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01-05-2005, 08:56 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Salem, OR
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The 2400 is a great pump, runs cool, quiet, and we have a pair that have tolerated a wave timer for a year and a half! 650 gph, not bad. R2
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01-05-2005, 11:22 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bend, Oregon
Posts: 277
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My buddy runs one and it's one of the quietest pumps I've ever heard. Does a good job too.
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01-05-2005, 11:39 PM
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Bob Lablaw
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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I just got a 2400 model this weekend and it works great, it was kind of noisy at first but it has quieted down lot now. I got mine at Soutas I called around and they actaully had a good price for it $39.00, not to bad.
Rich
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01-06-2005, 12:47 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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ok so the 2400 is good... what about the ones rated at higher GPH?
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01-06-2005, 01:34 AM
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Clownfish & Anemone Guy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: corvallis, oregon
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i have the 6000 submersible and was using it on a calcium reactor. a tremendous amount of water flow. and as far as heat, yeah somewhere between 3 and 5 degrees it added, im sure of it. and as far as the noise....i dont remember there being much if anything....
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01-06-2005, 02:16 AM
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Obsessed
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Beaverton, OR
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i have used the genx 1000s for water flow in my tank for a while now... quiet, nice water flow and have worked well for 8 months or so... only problem i have had is the suction cups have started to dissolve...(they leave a black marks on the glass like they are coming apart) and so i have had to replace them... I have also used the GenX 6000 for a while to run a skimmer and it definitely had a heat issue... about 3-5 degrees...but it pumps some water.... R1 i am thru using that pump if you want it back soon i can drop it off... hope that helps.
-J.R.
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01-06-2005, 03:44 PM
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Clubs Forums Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Chef at Adidas USA Headquarters
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sure, if you are headed to the meeting you can just bring it then. I have no further use for it so it is just going to go in my diy drawer until someone needs it or i find a use for it.
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01-06-2005, 04:21 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Andover, KS
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would the 6000 make a good return pump for my 80?? How much would you want for it?
Jenni
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01-06-2005, 04:35 PM
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Clubs Forums Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2003
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it should, you would need to have a 1" drain at least, preferably a 1.25 or 1.5" drain as it does push about 1200 gph.
ill pm you and we can talk about pricing and what not.
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