290G Peninsula Tank

[Myka]

I recognize that shirt! YAY H2O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mseepman]

Well, after testing my plumbing at the sump, we realized that although brand new, the volute on my Reeflo pump had a huge crack and water was coming out. I also was having a few issues solving the odd drip that was at the bulkhead.


So out came the pump and associated plumbing and in when the other new Reeflo that I had as a backup. No cracks, but we haven't got it wet yet as I had to call it a night for my son's 2nd birthday party. Tomorrow, I will give it another try.

[Myka]

Bummer! Is it still on warranty or are you like me where you buy things too far ahead that by the time you use them they aren't on warranty anymore?

[Goatman]

Originally Posted by Myka

Bummer! Is it still on warranty or are you like me where you buy things too far ahead that by the time you use them they aren't on warranty anymore?

I've found even out of warranty, at least for the most part, these pumps have great support.

[mseepman]

Yeah...I pull the same thing as you Mindy...the first pump I bought was in 2009 and its been boxed since...the backup was bought in late 2010. Both came directly from Reeflo and are the Blackfin3600 I hope they help me out but I will understand if they need me to kick in after so much time.

[mseepman]

Since I had to solve some leaks and a cracked pump volute, I decided to completely rework the plumbing on my return pump so that it was simpler and hopefully would prevent noise and vibration from traveling out of the Fish room. I hadn't turned the pump on yet, but I figure that if I plan to kill noise, it is a good thing.

Here is the new setup. I didn't want to have to do the quick 90's after the pump, but with the space and angles I was left with coming out of the wall, I couldn't come up with anything else.


Here is how I am dealing with pump vibration. I have it on a thick foam pad (about 1" thick) then onto a solid board which then sits on another 5/8" of open cell foam. It's all bolted to my bench from there.


After all that, I still got a very very very slow drip out of the threaded fitting going into the bulkhead. I should have used silicone rather than just teflon tape when putting that together. About 1 drip every 5 minutes.