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kentrob11
10/15/2006, 03:25 PM
oK- I figured I'd start a thread devoted to this since the idea seems to be taking off and I'm sick of looking around for info on them :-). I Just made my first one and the results are so amazing I almost crapped myself. I used some very porous black filter pad that I got at lowes used for pond filters and ziptied it to the bottom half of a Gen-X needlewheel impeller and stuck in back into the pump and I am currently pulling 8LPM (480LPH) with under about 10" of water. How about everyone who has worked with this stuff post their results with different pumps, material used and where the material was aquired.
smjtkj
10/15/2006, 04:13 PM
Which Gen x did you put it on? What does the material look like?

Mike
kentrob11
10/15/2006, 04:19 PM
It's on a Gen-X 1500 and now it seems to have leveled off at 6LPM or 360LPH. Still pretty good for that pump! The stuff is more like wirey sort of foam pad. It's about 1" thick and is used in outdoor pond filter boxes. it comes in a pack of 2, one blue pad that looks like regular foam filter pad and then this one. It looks very similar to what you guys are using but I think yours is a bit sturdier and a tad more pourus....
prugs
10/15/2006, 04:22 PM
How about some pics.
kentrob11
10/15/2006, 04:25 PM
Lemme go get some...
sherm71tank
10/15/2006, 04:33 PM
Great idea! I have a few NW pumps I would like to try this on. An OR2700 and a Reef Octopus RPS 2000.
RandyStacyE
10/19/2006, 08:31 AM
Here is a cool link on the building of the thread wheels:
http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=51267&st=0
kentrob11
10/19/2006, 03:56 PM
Yeah I saw that one. The gen-X 1500 I mentioned at the beginning of this thread is pulling a solid 7-8 LPM now. Thats 420- 480 LPH out of a 1500- Pretty damn good if you ask me....
rishma
10/19/2006, 10:40 PM
how many watts is your genx 1500 pulling?
rishma
10/19/2006, 10:41 PM
do you think the variance in LPH is due to shifting of the meshwheel? I've wondered if difference materials are stable.
prugs
10/20/2006, 07:10 AM
Does anyone have experience as to how fast these thread wheels get packed full of dirt?
Since the design looks like a coarse filter. Seems like it may plug up quickly.
Chrisrush
10/20/2006, 07:12 AM
Would this type of meshwheel be beneficial for a sedra 9000 pump on a asm g4x?
jcm1229
10/20/2006, 07:31 AM
Do you think a maxijet could be modded this way to help out those low end hangon skimmers for folks with smaller tanks!
Charlie Davidson
10/20/2006, 07:37 AM
tag.
jcm1229
10/20/2006, 07:40 AM
Duplicate post