That's funny because I've had the exact opposite experience, Rio impellers are horrible and I've had at least two Rio 2500's short out in the tank.
One time my tank use to butt up against my stove (lol I know but it was an 8' tank) and had one hand in the tank and the other on the stove that was fun being electrocuted by a Rio 2500
Does your heater run in the summer? Maybe you live up north lol and I paid $75 for the magdrive 12 online.
Even two Rio 2500's wouldn't match the flow @ 5 ft of the mag-drive. Those pumps loose head pressure quickly and have never been good in any type of back pressure.
I ran an AquaC Skimmer for years and went threw a bunch of Rios.
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Originally Posted by mf2055  LOL... never met a mag pump I could get to work for more than a year, have thrown away at least a dozen of them in the time my rio 2100s have been running flawless at 30% of the watts a mag 12 and 33% the price. I suggest buying two for extra flow and run each off a different power circuit for extra security. So, if you use MAG do you unplug your heater in the summer? |
