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Pumps! pumps! pumps! OMG!
We all know the expenses involved in running a reef tank. Usually we complain about the electricity consumption, salt, prices of corals, fish and of course the live rock for start up. But, has anyone realized the money that goes into pumps?
I've kept every receipt from my seven years of reefing. I must admit I'm a bit of a water pump fanatic: always looking for the newer, better pump. I just got a Water Blaster 10,000 and one of the new DC adjustable pumps and after paying my visa bill it made me wonder just how much I've spent over the years on pumps, so I pulled all the receipts and started adding them up: PUMPS 2x Reeflo 1x Iwaki 6x Mag Drives 1x Quiet One HH 3x Sedra 3x Eheim 1x Speedwave DC 1x Water Blaster POWERHEADS 4x Vortech MP 8x Tunze Turbelle Stream 6x Hydor Korallia 14x Maxi Jets TOTAL: $5900. HOLY CRAP! And this isn't even counting dosing pumps, aqua lifters, Osmolators, and some skimmer pumps. After seeing this I was tempted to add up all the receipts over the 7 years, then thought better of it. Probably give myself an aneurysm FYI. The most dependable large pump I've had is the Iwaki 70RLT A real workhorse. I bought it used 7 years ago and it has never given me one problem. Runs my big Beckett skimmer 24/7 Too bad its noisy and inefficient. The best small pump IMO are the Eheims. Pricy, but foolproof. The best PH's for me are the Vortechs and Tunzes. Worst pump is the Quiet One HH and worst PH's are the Hydors.
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Hi Lance
I want you to stay away from any Bridges or Tall Buildings. Spring is not that far away. Anyone who would spend their afternoon figuring out how many pumps they have and their cost must be experiencing a mind bending altered state. I think that you are in need of a little sunshine. Tom R |
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I think you may be right Tom. We only got one week of sunny holiday this year. Probably a vitamin D deficiency.
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Hello
Lance you still have all these pumps with you? Titus
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Lance....Lance who?
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I sure hope you don't need a new pump for the shop vac!
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-- Tony My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee! |
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Just spit coffee all over myself and my keyboard, LMAO!!!
Is Comedy a side thing Brett? |
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I think I bought that Iwaki from you din't I Mark? Sucker still runs like a clock.
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