Moving a 120 gal tank any advise

1eyedjyde · #1 09-14-2011, 05:56 AM

So my reeflo snapper has developed another leak at the input shaft after only a couple days use so after talking with reflo today I will be shipping it to them to have the beaings in the motor replaced (if anything it should be silent as new), resealed and tested. The customer service at Reflo is great.

On a side note is there such thing as too much flow? I am tossing the idea around of having reeflo replace the impeller with dart impeller (since it will be there already) so instead of 2,200 gal/hr on the closed loop I could get 3,900 gal/hr, that would give me 47 turn overs per hour versus the current 33. Any thoughts this?

Madreefer · #2 09-14-2011, 06:22 AM

You dont need to send it away to have the bearing replaced. I got one from Oceans Aquatics and it was really easy to replace on my Reeflo Hammerhead. Took 5 mins maybe at the most.

whatcaneyedo · #3 09-14-2011, 02:40 PM

Whats your flow?
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...highlight=flow

47x sounds good to me.

I knew OA had seal kits but I had no idea about motor bearings and I don't see anything on their website. Bill, are you sure you're talking about the same thing?

Madreefer · #4 09-14-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

Whats your flow?
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...highlight=flow

47x sounds good to me.

I knew OA had seal kits but I had no idea about motor bearings and I don't see anything on their website. Bill, are you sure you're talking about the same thing?

Ya Russell i'm pretty sure it would be the same bearing. The water should not be any wheres near the motor, it just goes through the housing. If the motor got wet would'nt it be fried? The bearing was'nt listed on the site, Wendall ordered it in for me.

1eyedjyde · #5 09-16-2011, 07:26 AM

Thanks for the input guys unfortunately the pump is already in the mail. I will see about the impeller and wether or not it can just be replaced with the dart one to boost the performance.

I'm making a little more progress and tonight I started doing a little scaping now that the tank is full of salt water and up to temp. I will upload a couple photos tomorow.

1eyedjyde · #6 09-16-2011, 08:47 PM

Here are a couple shots of some preliminary rock work.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7697788...in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7697788...in/photostream

Madreefer · #7 09-16-2011, 09:38 PM

Speaking from experience here. You might want to try a peice of acrylic rather than the eggcrate. If you have alot of flow on the sandbed the eggcrate starts to get exposed. It sticks out like a sore thumb and looks really bad and if you suffer from even a little bit of OCD like most of us that have SW tanks it'll bug the crap out of you. I personally dont have anything other than sand on my tank bottom and have never had a problem and this is my 6th (i think) setup.