Aquaduck
11/09/2006, 01:41 AM
If my wife asks, it was only $20. :p
I love this pump so much I've ordered a second one. Originally I was going to put them on the ends of the tank but I would have to modify my cabinet (cut holes for the motors) and right now I don't have the time to do that. It's working beautifully on the back anyways, so it's staying there for now. I've got the speed set to just above 1/2. At full speed it might throw water over the edge.
These pumps make very little noise. When on maximum it makes less noise than my Dart pump that I was using for a closed loop.
The driver is powered by a 1/2 brick switching power supply (common laptop power adapter). The whole system is very efficient and generates almost no heat. No heat is transfered to the tank at all. Not even from the motor because there is an air gap in the rubber pin spacer. In fact my cooling fans hardly come on anymore. Now I use less RO/DI water for top-off, less moisture going into the air (no more dripping windows), less noise, less electricity = cheaper to run, I have more room under my tank with the closed loop gone, no more ugly space consuming pipes in the tank, I can now clean the back and sides of the glass easily. Can you tell I'm trilled!! :D
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Impeller-600x400-sm.jpg
It even works with plastic backgrounds on the back glass.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Motor-400x600-sm.jpg
Driver mounted under tank stand.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Driver-600x400-sm.jpg
Making real waves.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Surface-600x400-sm.jpg
Looking up.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Tank-400x600-sm.jpg
And of course a full tank shot just to top it off.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Full-Tank-600x400-sm.jpg
I love this pump so much I've ordered a second one. Originally I was going to put them on the ends of the tank but I would have to modify my cabinet (cut holes for the motors) and right now I don't have the time to do that. It's working beautifully on the back anyways, so it's staying there for now. I've got the speed set to just above 1/2. At full speed it might throw water over the edge.
These pumps make very little noise. When on maximum it makes less noise than my Dart pump that I was using for a closed loop.
The driver is powered by a 1/2 brick switching power supply (common laptop power adapter). The whole system is very efficient and generates almost no heat. No heat is transfered to the tank at all. Not even from the motor because there is an air gap in the rubber pin spacer. In fact my cooling fans hardly come on anymore. Now I use less RO/DI water for top-off, less moisture going into the air (no more dripping windows), less noise, less electricity = cheaper to run, I have more room under my tank with the closed loop gone, no more ugly space consuming pipes in the tank, I can now clean the back and sides of the glass easily. Can you tell I'm trilled!! :D
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Impeller-600x400-sm.jpg
It even works with plastic backgrounds on the back glass.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Motor-400x600-sm.jpg
Driver mounted under tank stand.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Driver-600x400-sm.jpg
Making real waves.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Surface-600x400-sm.jpg
Looking up.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Tank-400x600-sm.jpg
And of course a full tank shot just to top it off.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/55972Full-Tank-600x400-sm.jpg