Vertex Omega 150 review

Chipie · #1 03-18-2013, 06:57 PM

How do you like you Omega now? Still doing good?

Slick Fork · #2 03-19-2013, 04:50 AM

Still really happy with it. The air noise is still a little louder than I'd like, actually a lot louder than I'd like, but the pump is now dead silent. Pulling out lots of really nice, disgusting black gunk.

It also recovers REALLY well from feeding or hands in the tank. Usually a full recovery within an hour or so.

lastlight · #3 03-19-2013, 06:53 AM

I just picked mine up tonight. Can't fire it up until my plumbing is done but had a question. The way mine came the end of the ceramic shaft for the needle wheel doesn't seat in anything. The volute piece is wide open so the end of the shaft is unsupported. Is this how it's supposed to be?

Slick Fork · #4 03-22-2013, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

I just picked mine up tonight. Can't fire it up until my plumbing is done but had a question. The way mine came the end of the ceramic shaft for the needle wheel doesn't seat in anything. The volute piece is wide open so the end of the shaft is unsupported. Is this how it's supposed to be?

Hey, sorry I missed this.

To be honest I don't recall. It seems to me that there was a bracket that went between the volute assembly and the pump to support the needlewheel, I likely would've noticed if the needlewheel was just loose but I'm not 100% sure of that.

lastlight · #5 03-22-2013, 02:59 AM

Yeah that piece was missing from my box. Waiting for proline to send me one.

Proteus · #6 04-29-2013, 02:42 PM

Talked to vertex yesterday about the omega series and the new 135 is now a in cone pump. No release date but should be 6 to 8 weeks.

Does anyone have more info as that was all I could find