Have you had any of these pumps fail on you?

[Buckeye ME]

I am doing a pump analysis for an engineering economics course I am taking, and need input from users to get an estimate on the average life of a few pumps.

If you have used the following pumps:

Mag 7
Rio 1700
Rio 2100
Rio 12HF
Via Aqua 2600

Could you tell me how long (in months) before they failed?

I'm also interested in whether or not the failure was catastrophic (did your whole tank crash because of it?).

Thanks in advance.

 

[Anonymous]

I've had a RIO 2100 fail on me.
I don't know how long it lasted exactly, but probably at about the 1 year mark it was leaking electrical current so badly that I didn't feel safe using it, so I pitched it. Other than a minor shock it didn't do any damage.

 

[CT Clownfish]

just had a rio 3100 that runs my lifereef skimmer start tripping my GFCI this morning. Its about two years old.

 

[Len]

I've had a Rio 1700 shock me severely. I've had a Rio 2100 burn up on me and spill a bunch of nasty fluids into my reef.

 

[fishgills]

Two 600 and a 2100.
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[Anonymous]

I had a rio 12hf that lasted less than 6 weeks mixing saltwater. It just sorta froze up.

 

[LA-Lawman]

i have a 9yr old mag 7 that runs perfectly...

all my rios are dead... and my via aqua is on its way out.

 

[Rob Top]

5 yr old mag 7, flawless

 

[Anonymous]

I had a RIO 2500 last just over a year. I know it's not ou your list but still.

 

[Buckeye ME]

Thanks for the input.

For those of you that had them fail could you at least estimate how long they lasted? That's really what I need, an estimated life span.

 

[LA-Lawman]

my rios only lasted a few months then spewed black stuff everywhere... they are by far the worst pumps i have owned...

 

[desertfish]

I have a RIO 2100 i've been using to mix salt since 99' with no problems

 

[Anonymous]

MAG7 - 3yrs and running - strong as ever despite heavy abuse (backpressured, kalk dosed directly in front of intake, no cleanings...)

 

[Oceans Ferevh]

Mags are great pumps

 

[Anonymous]

A 2100 crapped out on me after about 15 months.