Aquacave Reef Octopus Extreme 200 help!!!

[foundanemo]

I was cleaning my pump for it. While taking it apart i snapped the porcelain or glass impeller rod, that the impeller spins on

. Anyone know where i can get a replacement for it. I've been looking everywhere. Thanks

 

[viper12775]

you can try going to a hobby shop and look at there carbon fiber rods get one the same diameter as you impeller shaft and cut it to length other than that call aquacave and they will tell you where to get one i have replaced broken shafts with stainless steel rods before to good luck

 

[foundanemo]

thanks a lot for the info, i will try that.

 

[foundanemo]

what works better in you opinion, carbon fiber or the ceramic?

 

[joncat24]

Marinesolutionsinc.com has replacement shafts for the Sicce pumps. They are in ohio so shipping should be pretty quick.

 

[foundanemo]

thanks for the site!

 

[foundanemo]

hey joncat24 what do you think about mesh mods? The skimmer runs great, just wondering if it would make a difference or cause more problems than helping?

 

[joncat24]

You will see an improvement with the mesh. However, if you mesh it too much, you can have start up problems with the pump. That is the reason alot of people run with the pinwheels instead of mesh.
The coralvue pinwheels dont pull quite as much air as the Marine Solutions pinwheels, so if you want an improvement , you could try a MS PW.

 

[foundanemo]

thanks, I appreciate the info a lot.