ordering some PH's from SWF.com

bill109

bill109

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hello to all
i am orfering a PH from this site and wanted the maxijet 1200 but threy dont have them so i was lokin gat the 900 but tht dosent have all the power i need for a 90 gall
they tllyou GPH so what would u reccomend for the rio series of ph?
thanxs i have a 90 gal whci is 4 ft llong and i have a 900 maxijet on one side of the tank
i would like on high power one blowwing on the sand and the 900 i have across the surface
 
renogaw

renogaw

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the rio's are notorious for breaking down and leaving their oil in fish tanks. aquadreams has the mj1200's
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by renogaw
the rio's are notorious for breaking down and leaving their oil in fish tanks. aquadreams has the mj1200's
yeah and are like 40 bux
these are likewhat 20 $?
i dont like having a million ph's oin the tank but should i buy 2 900s?
i dont know what to do lol
-bill109
 
bill109

bill109

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it does 17o gallons per h our while the maxi jt 900 does 230...
so the cheaper one with more gallons oer hour us a better buy
im loking for an equivelent to a mazijet 1200
 
nicetry

nicetry

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Flow is good, and having 3 900's won't be too much. I run 2 12's and a 9 on my 120, along with the return from the sump. Nice brisk flow. Order 2 900's.
 
hatessushi

hatessushi

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Originally Posted by renogaw
the rio's are notorious for breaking down and leaving their oil in fish tanks. aquadreams has the mj1200's
This is not true any more. Some of the older Rio Ph's had problems but not any more. I have a Rio 2100 on my 90 gallon tank, for about a year now with no problems and no noise. I think they are one of the better Ph's now and don't use oil so it can't possibly leak. I also have a Rio 600 on my skimmer with no problems.
However I do have 2 Maxijet 900's and had to have them both replaced after about a month they just stopped working. The company replaced them quickly and I have not had any problems with them since.
 
seasalt101

seasalt101

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my rio works just fine quiet had it for about 4-5 months now and i haven't had to take it apart yet still flows strong 900 gph...tobin
 
bill109

bill109

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ok so i have eecided to try RIO
should i go with the rio 1100 UL which does 300 GPH or the rio 1400 where it doed 375 GPH
i was thininj the big 1400 across the sand ans the 90 across the surface.
or will the 1400 be too much and i sh oudl go with the 1100??
thanx
-bill109
 
seasalt101

seasalt101

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go with the biggest one you can afford and just tinker with it till it is right more gph equals more turnover rate if you ever go reef jmo...tobin
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by seasalt101
if you want real good coverage add a spraybar jmo...tobin
a what?
this is what it is
Wave Maker Flo Deflector by Hydor.
 
sign guy

sign guy

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swf.com dose not sell pc bulbs. as far as flow 1 wave2k dose an exilant job. It realy moves all water by force insted of just pushing a stream of water accross the tank
 
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