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Near miss, and saved by J&L
While doing my pump maintenance I discovered a badly cracked & swollen impellor armature on one of the rear sump pumps, of course it was the larger more expensive one, Off to J&L and hoped they could help me out, the pump is made by Sicci for Red Sea. Thanks again J&L for having the exact replacement Impellor in stock. Need I say more.
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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken. |
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Laurie, could be worse, pump could of been a Red Dragon...$200+ for that one
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, but a lot cheaper than replacing the whole pump
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What is it with red dragon anyway...how come they are so expensive to replace? Mine is running well for now....
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It would come from across the big pond in the east
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I thought everything was made in China these days, especially with a name like Red Dragon! lol
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Well not Sicci pumps there made in Italy.
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The "red dragon" BK Mini pumps are simply rebranded Laguna/Askoll pumps. Those are about $150 retail, I'm guessing. Then BK adds their own sticker to it, that adds a few cents on. For the skimmers, they then add a custom volute, which probably incurred decent R&D costs, so now double the Laguna cost. Add some profit, re-shipping back to where the Lagunas started from, it all adds up.
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Hey! I never "LEFT" the hobby, just doing fresh water now. Which is still listed as part of Canreef if I'm not mistaken. |
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Ya, I bought a Laguna block for a third of the cost of a RD replacement. Same damn pump.
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