Near miss, and saved by J&L

[The Guy]

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.

[Ace Storman]

Laurie, could be worse, pump could of been a Red Dragon...$200+ for that one

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by Ace Storman

Laurie, could be worse, pump could of been a Red Dragon...$200+ for that one

Bad enough paying $87.95 + taxes for the impeller
, but a lot cheaper than replacing the whole pump

[brisco]

What is it with red dragon anyway...how come they are so expensive to replace? Mine is running well for now....

[hillegom]

It would come from across the big pond in the east

[brisco]

I thought everything was made in China these days, especially with a name like Red Dragon! lol

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by brisco

I thought everything was made in China these days, especially with a name like Red Dragon! lol

Well not Sicci pumps there made in Italy.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by brisco

What is it with red dragon anyway...how come they are so expensive to replace? Mine is running well for now....

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.

[The Guy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

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.

The Red Sea pump is made by Sicci and rebranded so I was able to use the Sicci replacement impeller from a #3 pump which has exactly the same the flow rating. Not cheap but cheaper than a new pump replacement.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by The Guy

The Red Sea pump is made by Sicci and rebranded so I was able to use the Sicci replacement impeller from a #3 pump which has exactly the same the flow rating. Not cheap but cheaper than a new pump replacement.

Ya, I bought a Laguna block for a third of the cost of a RD replacement. Same damn pump.