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sebae0

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quit running for no reason and brake any other time, not a reliable pump, if you want a reliable pump get a mag drive.
 
bdhough

bdhough

Active Member
The small rios are pretty good. I use them in my tanks. Barely audible noise but if you get into the bigger ones they just plan don't work well. Loud, break, and the suction cups usually don't work.....
 
marvida

marvida

Member
I'm running a 600 on a CPR skimmer and a 1700 for circulation. I've ran them for 4yrs+, 24/7 with no problems. That said, I'm currently switching to Maxijets & Mags. As I understand it Rios don't restart dependably when set on timers & once upon a time they contained oil which could be introduced into the aquarium. The oils gone, but the dependability issue is still there. Basically it boils down to getting what you pay for. A Rio is 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of one of the better pumps & there are reasons for this.
 
ncjetskier

ncjetskier

Member
Junk, garbage waste of money, noisy, undependable, cheap, binds up, worthless-and all this is on a good day. Spend the little bit extra and get a mag drive.
 
marinemarty

marinemarty

Member
I have gone through a pair of rio 2500's and a pair of rio 3100's. Big problem after a shut things down to feed then they will not start back up. Also compared to a mag drive the rio is loud as heck. HTH
Martin
 
jonthefb

jonthefb

Active Member
i used rios on a small 20 g tank and they worked fine, but i agree that the bigger ones are just horrible!
good luck
jon
 
dacia

dacia

Active Member
Do a search on this forum for a thread by me called "From Rio to Maxi-Jet" for a rundown on why I think Rios are pieces of sh**. :D :p :D
 
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