Reef Dynamics skimmers with different pump?

[gus6464]

Anyone with a reef dynamic INS skimmer running a pump that is not the Sicce or Eheim they came with? I am thinking something along the lines of a Varios 2 or similar in the DC world.

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

Did you find a solution?

I'm having the same question. Id like to upgrade my ins 180. My impeller bit the dust. I could buy a $300 ehiem. I'd like a DC pump. Any ideas would be great.

Thnx

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

For the CS 180 I would look into the tunze 9420 or Sicce 1000 Synra line skimmer pumps.

OP with skimmer do you have?

 

[hybridazn]

You can make any needle wheel pump work with the skimmer. You will just need to get the proper plumbing fittings to do the job. I ran Sedra 9000 pump on my old euro reef rs-250 years back.

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

thank you. I really didn't want to get rid of the old euro reef. Its like a cool old muscle car to me.

 

[hybridazn]

thank you. I really didn't want to get rid of the old euro reef. Its like a cool old muscle car to me.

Yea I miss mine. But I got rid of it for a good deal, an offer I couldn't refuse lol.