Replacement for Skimmer Pump Impeller

LaurentSeattle · 12-02-2008, 11:48 AM

I have been searching everywhere on the web a store that sells this replacement part but nothing... Does anyone know where to click?

Thanks!

Notes:
- I have found impellers for the circulation pumps and the entire skimmer pump but what I need is only the impeller for the skimmer pump...
- I have emailed Red Sea about the matter.

redseareef · 12-02-2008, 01:58 PM

Laurent,
I have heard the new 130D skimmer pump has a larger air intake port. Same pump, but will work alot better on your skimmer!
If you can afford it, I would order the new pump!!!! You will get alot better skimming from it.
Hope this helps!

Reefmack · 12-02-2008, 08:34 PM

Back in the old days, when I was doing impeller mods on my skimmer pump I wanted a spare impeller so I could try things and still have the skimmer running. I found I couldn't buy just the impeller. I would have had to buy the whole pump from Red Sea. Hopefully things have changed since then.

If you opt for the new 130D pump I'd ask Red Sea first if it will even fit the old skimmer. The 130D skimmer won't work in the old model, so I'd be a bit skeptical about the new model pump fitting correctly. Better to ask than spend money on something you can't use. If it will fit, based on redseareef's comment it may be a good thing.

LaurentSeattle · 12-03-2008, 10:38 PM

I got an email back today from Red Sea CS down south in Texas.
They sell this part.

steveh · 12-13-2008, 08:40 AM

Hi guys, just to clarify- if you want or need a new impeller then we don't expect you to have to purchase a new pump. While lfs are often reluctant to stock impellers for every pump they sell, the impellers can be ordered easily. If you get any problem then email pinky@redseafish.com and I am sure she will be happy to assist.

mrfishy · 12-13-2008, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redseareef

Laurent,
I have heard the new 130D skimmer pump has a larger air intake port. Same pump, but will work alot better on your skimmer!
If you can afford it, I would order the new pump!!!! You will get alot better skimming from it.
Hope this helps!

anyone know if this will fit the old skimmer ??

LaurentSeattle · 12-20-2008, 02:24 AM

Got my all my replacement parts today... A bit slow for processing and shipping possibly because of the recent snow storm (*), but I got a replacement impeller without having to buy the complete skimmer pump. Good.

*: A MASSIVE snow storm in Seattle is usually 1 to 2 inches of snow...

Reefmack · 12-20-2008, 09:09 AM

Laurent - that "Massive" snow amount in Seattle would have been a minor amount when I lived up north in Illinois and then New Jersey, before moving south. Here in Charlotte that 1 - 2 inches would also be considered "massive" LOL! I hope the replacement impeller, etc. give you an improvement.

12-02-2008, 11:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
LaurentSeattle Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 122 View Gallery Karma Komment	Replacement for Skimmer Pump Impeller I have been searching everywhere on the web a store that sells this replacement part but nothing... Does anyone know where to click? Thanks! Notes: - I have found impellers for the circulation pumps and the entire skimmer pump but what I need is only the impeller for the skimmer pump... - I have emailed Red Sea about the matter.

12-02-2008, 01:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
redseareef RS Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: L.A. California Posts: 1,365 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Replacement for Skimmer Pump Impeller Laurent, I have heard the new 130D skimmer pump has a larger air intake port. Same pump, but will work alot better on your skimmer! If you can afford it, I would order the new pump!!!! You will get alot better skimming from it. Hope this helps! __________________ I DELIGHT IN WEAKNESS, IN INSULTS, IN HARDSHIPS, IN PERSECUTIONS, IN DIFFICULTIES. FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN I AM STRONG 2Corinthians 12:10 So, God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind.......... Genesis 1:21 Why would God put a forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden? Why would God allow Satan to tempt Eve? Wouldn't it have been better had God not placed this tree there and there where no opportunity for temptation? But how would God know you truly loved him unless you had a choice? How would God know you truly wanted to obey him unless you had a choice?

12-02-2008, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,160 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Replacement for Skimmer Pump Impeller Back in the old days, when I was doing impeller mods on my skimmer pump I wanted a spare impeller so I could try things and still have the skimmer running. I found I couldn't buy just the impeller. I would have had to buy the whole pump from Red Sea. Hopefully things have changed since then. If you opt for the new 130D pump I'd ask Red Sea first if it will even fit the old skimmer. The 130D skimmer won't work in the old model, so I'd be a bit skeptical about the new model pump fitting correctly. Better to ask than spend money on something you can't use. If it will fit, based on redseareef's comment it may be a good thing. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

12-03-2008, 10:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
LaurentSeattle Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 122 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Replacement for Skimmer Pump Impeller I got an email back today from Red Sea CS down south in Texas. They sell this part.

12-13-2008, 08:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
steveh Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 288 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Replacement for Skimmer Pump Impeller Hi guys, just to clarify- if you want or need a new impeller then we don't expect you to have to purchase a new pump. While lfs are often reluctant to stock impellers for every pump they sell, the impellers can be ordered easily. If you get any problem then email pinky@redseafish.com and I am sure she will be happy to assist.

12-20-2008, 02:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
LaurentSeattle Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 122 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Replacement for Skimmer Pump Impeller Got my all my replacement parts today... A bit slow for processing and shipping possibly because of the recent snow storm (), but I got a replacement impeller without having to buy the complete skimmer pump. Good. : A MASSIVE snow storm in Seattle is usually 1 to 2 inches of snow...

12-20-2008, 09:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,160 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Replacement for Skimmer Pump Impeller Laurent - that "Massive" snow amount in Seattle would have been a minor amount when I lived up north in Illinois and then New Jersey, before moving south. Here in Charlotte that 1 - 2 inches would also be considered "massive" LOL! I hope the replacement impeller, etc. give you an improvement. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

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