home depot pumps
 

anybody ever use any of the pumps they sell at home depot? seems like they are ALOT cheaper because they aren't a specialty item...

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/s...t_category_rn=

it's a sump pump and not reef safe. it contains oil i belive, check aquarium pro's there was a thread on there last year about how some guy destroyed his reef and all his equipment using a "cheap" pump.

Definatly not made for aquarium use.

Those pumps are rated for intermittant use only, they would probably burn out if run continuously.

I got cheap when I first started my 70g Reef and sump so I bought one of those from HD (without a float switch and it was blue) but anyway, IT increased the heat in my tank by over 10 degrees, I could do nothing to cool it below 90 degrees. The pump actually didnt wreck my tank, my DIY mentallity did, I decided to use a radiator and closed loop system to try and cool it down, ended up copper posioning everything dead.
Here is the real kicker: Home Depot Pump $90.
Quite One 4000 $120
Dead tank $500.

Nuff Said.

ouch baby ouch!

ahh some factors I didn't think about! they also sell pond pumps do they not?

Rona carries magdrive pumps in the pond area.
I dont know how the prices compare to pet shops, because I get staff pricing.
They also carry beckett stuff too.

I'm using a little giant FE2000 mag drive pump that I bought from a plumbing wholesaler for 128 bucks. Seems to be working fine. I hope it continues that way.:wink: 90 gal tank, 33 gal undersump, rated 1450 @0'head, 1200 @ 4'6" It is in Little Giant's Pond Pro catalogue. All ABS housing. I've heard ABS is bad because of petroleum content though. don't know for sure.

ABS is what 99% of your in-tank plastics are (think powerheads, the plastic trim on the tank etc)

Abs is only bad when it is melted or burned. I believe.

A lot of it goes back to internet mythology... Most people believe food safe = fish safe... And since ABS isn't certified for use as drinking water plumbing, it's not useable for tank plumbing. It is inert, it is perfectly acceptable to use in your tank. Just like the whole pvc vs cpvc debates that used to go around in years past...

Thanks for the reassurance. I'm new and broke so I get what I can as cheap as possible while trying to not kill everything. Doing okay so far:lol: As long as it stands up it's a great pump though.