Unlabelled Reef Tank - Aquariums - Here we ago again....

April 30, 2019
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Reef Tank - Aquariums - Here we ago again....

Here we ago again....

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:31 PM PDT

Sorry but I had to

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 08:26 AM PDT

Are we doing Meaty Mondays?

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:05 PM PDT

Found what looks like a fish jaw in my ReefSaver dry rock...

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 04:32 PM PDT

Monday is funny hat day.

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 09:10 AM PDT

In there like swimwear.

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 02:19 PM PDT

I think the ritteri has gotten bigger lol

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 06:29 AM PDT

Anyone else drinking the koolaid?

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 06:48 PM PDT

My best Phone Pic

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 08:14 AM PDT

Funny Fall, hermit in a nem

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 02:35 PM PDT

Some nice colors in Cornwall

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 11:30 PM PDT

[ID] Anemone? Found this in the overflow

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 07:22 PM PDT

20 gallon is finally cycled. Going to pick up a clownfish tomorrow!

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 09:55 PM PDT

Caught a File Fish while critter hunting at the beach. Didn't know they can change colors instantly!!

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:47 AM PDT

My $15 grab. Anyone know the ID?

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:26 PM PDT

Pink Eraser size when purchased

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 04:58 PM PDT

I’ve had these guys for 2 weeks now!!! Don’t mind the dirty tank..

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 03:14 PM PDT

What fish is this? I didn’t buy it, family did and it’s hosting our bubble tip now!?

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 05:22 PM PDT

Gave in and bought this Maxima. Photos don’t do it justice.

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 01:02 PM PDT

Is it possible that my tailspot blenny attacked my brand new firefish? Her entire top fin is gone.

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 04:21 PM PDT

Issue with EcoTech return pump and battery power

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 01:03 PM PDT

10 months ago I built myself a 150 Gallon Aquarium, bought basically everything equipment wise from Reef supplies/ EcoTech. The tank is plumbed through the wall with the eshopps 30 sump. From the sump to the overflow box there's a 5 foot difference. I plumbed with 1 inch PVC pipe to and from the tank to make sure I could handle a ton of flow back and forth. I have Clear Check valves so I can see water is flowing and how fast

I bought the Vectra M1 pump, with 2000 GPH flow and the ability to handle 21.5' of head pressure. It works great while powered on.

After a couple power outages I got the backup battery and the adapter to run the pump, so I wouldn't lose anything from an outage

Here's the issue, the pump cant push the water on backup battery. I get that the battery doesn't give the pump the same power, I was just really disappointed it couldn't push water up 5 feet with 1 inch tubing

So I said fine, I'll re plumb down to half an inch. Still didn't work

Finally I plumbed a 1/4 tube off the 1/2 pipe just below my check valve, so the water would only go up the small tube on limited power.

Still nothing ... the pump pushes, I can hear air coming from the tube. It gets about half way up and then stops. There's no siphon on this 1/4 pipe, so realistically it can't push 5 feet of water in the smallest tube I can find. After all this messing around and frustration I contact ecotech themselves

After about 2 weeks of being told "oh it's a calibration problem" they finally gave up contacting me and basically said buy a more powerful pump because it can't push the water. Nothing they can do for me. Not even let me upgrade to the bigger pump and return the current one

Needless to say I'm pretty pissed about this. I've been recalibrating the pump since I got it, trying new settings and whatnot. And no where on their site or Manuel did it say the pump + battery backup is basically useless on battery power with any sort of head pressure.

I'm at a loss for where to go from here. Just incredibly disappointed with the pump and ecotech

Does anyone have any advice about what I could do from here? Or any similar problems they've had with ecotech? I researched the equipment for weeks before getting it. I'm very particular. Hadn't expected this at all

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