I have had Mag drive in sump pumps since I have gotten into the hobby. I ran a mag 12 as my return from my sump. This is just to let you know what happened to me with the pump and the compay.
After about 2 to 3 years running a mainly SPS reef tank, seeing frags from 1/2 inch grow into fist size colonies things just started to go bad and fast. I had RTN and STN and SPS just turning into pretty white stone. I checked my water thinking there was something wrong with it. Everything was usual no big changes. I was lost and no one seemed to know what to think. So after restarting my SPS tank with all new frags, colonies, live rock and even sand. I didnt see anything good happening no kind of color or polyp extention. I had some encrusting at the base but nothing like I got 3 years ago.
So after about 6 months of looking at the tank and thinking about it I pulled the plug on the system and broke everything down. Well what I found was very disappointing, I pulled my Mag 12 return pump out of my sump and found rust around the screws and where you would take the inpeller out. (see picture) I never had a problem with the pump working. It was a strong pump.
Now I know why most of my SPS crapped out on me. The sad part is I dont have it in me to start all over again.
So I call Danner in NY and asked them what the story is with this and what they can do. Well I was told that 2 times a year isnt good enough to clean the pump, it should be done every 4 weeks.. (I dont know about anyone else here but my return pump was very hard to) Im out of warranty by a year or so. So she told me basiclly its my problem and I need to buy a new pump. I told her this wasnt something I could fix or replace like the impeller it was the body of the pump. They wouldnt do anything to help me but sell me a new pump.
So from my experience I just want to let everyone know about mostly the rusting problem and the companies care and help. I would be very careful with using there pumps... I will never use a Danner pump again...
Thanks for reading and beware and good luck.
After about 2 to 3 years running a mainly SPS reef tank, seeing frags from 1/2 inch grow into fist size colonies things just started to go bad and fast. I had RTN and STN and SPS just turning into pretty white stone. I checked my water thinking there was something wrong with it. Everything was usual no big changes. I was lost and no one seemed to know what to think. So after restarting my SPS tank with all new frags, colonies, live rock and even sand. I didnt see anything good happening no kind of color or polyp extention. I had some encrusting at the base but nothing like I got 3 years ago.
So after about 6 months of looking at the tank and thinking about it I pulled the plug on the system and broke everything down. Well what I found was very disappointing, I pulled my Mag 12 return pump out of my sump and found rust around the screws and where you would take the inpeller out. (see picture) I never had a problem with the pump working. It was a strong pump.
Now I know why most of my SPS crapped out on me. The sad part is I dont have it in me to start all over again.
So I call Danner in NY and asked them what the story is with this and what they can do. Well I was told that 2 times a year isnt good enough to clean the pump, it should be done every 4 weeks.. (I dont know about anyone else here but my return pump was very hard to) Im out of warranty by a year or so. So she told me basiclly its my problem and I need to buy a new pump. I told her this wasnt something I could fix or replace like the impeller it was the body of the pump. They wouldnt do anything to help me but sell me a new pump.
So from my experience I just want to let everyone know about mostly the rusting problem and the companies care and help. I would be very careful with using there pumps... I will never use a Danner pump again...
Thanks for reading and beware and good luck.
