RIO PUMPS SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

[j-man]

WARNING RIO PUMPS SUCK:
My Rio 2100 melted in the tank last night and caused a huge mess Please consider removing these pumps I wish I would have listened to the warnings I've heard about these pumps.
DON'T USE RIO PUMPS!

 

[lurch694u]

J-man where abouts in az do you live? Just wondering... Also what Fishstores do you use...

 

[tankstolove]

Sorry to hear about that, thanks for the heads up!

 

[tankstolove]

In this hobby cheap is rarely good, and good is rarely cheap. Unless it's skimmers than some cheap is good.

 

[crablegs]

Thanks for the info J, I'm running that same pump in my 90 and I've had two occasions recently when it would not start back up for several minutes after being turned off (it's less than a year old). Your story is enough to scare me in to taking it out now...anybody got good suggestions for an in-sump pump?

 

[byrself]

go with some maxi-jets. they are reliable imo. you could get a couple and have more inlets for current. hth

 

[fish head]

My RIO 2500 also melted in the sump last year. It was only 14 months old. The whole house smelt like burnt electrical when I got home and the breaker had blown. Lucky for me the RIO pump was in the sump and when the power tripped, and no contaminated water entered the display tank. I would NEVER buy a RIO pump again. If you have a RIO in your display tank, consider removing it.

 

[jim27]

What kind of good pump/powerhead is the equivalant of a rio 2500? I have one in my shark tank and you guys got me scared.

 

[cody]

lurch, i live in tucson and go to majestic. they know there stuff and have a good selection of corals and stuff.

 

[dirtybilge]

Look on this site anyother pump is better than a rio.