Quite One pumps are junk!!!!!!

Crush Coral · 07/07/2011, 05:05 PM

I have 2 2100s and one 4000. All are loud and will not restart if you unplug and plug back in. I had one 2100 for about 2 years and though it got noisy fast it worked for 2 years. I bought one more 2100 and one 4000 because I got a good deal on them and I might as well have thrown away my money.

Now I need a new pump that is rated for 500 gph or more. Any suggestions?

Thanks

jwoyshnar · 07/07/2011, 05:16 PM

Mag pump. I have the mag 7 and the 9.5 and like them both

JoeRonda · 07/07/2011, 05:21 PM

My return is an Eheim 1260 and it is rated at 634gph. This is a seriously heavy duty pump. The build and weight is impressive. I've had it running continuously for over a year and I have heard of people saying that they have had theirs for over 20 years! They are expensive but don't pay over $160 for it. The 1262 is rated for even more, like 900 I think.

widmer · 07/07/2011, 06:10 PM

Agreed. I had a Quiet One 1200 that was noisy and then broke shortly after I bought it. Replaced it with a 7-year old maxi-jet and couldn't have been happier. But that's 300 gph range. Now I'm rocking a Tunze Silence 600ish gph @ $85, wonderful pump.

gonpostal · 07/07/2011, 07:25 PM

Can't go wrong with an Eheim.

jmacc702 · 07/07/2011, 07:27 PM

greatttt.. I just purchased one of these pumps grr

Soopabruva1 · 07/07/2011, 08:39 PM

YRMV. I had a Quiet One 2200 that was dead silent and always started up. I right now have a Mag 7 that is a POS. Its loud, and will not start up half of the time. I'm thinking of replacing it with a Quiet One 4000.

psyrob · 07/07/2011, 10:20 PM

Sorry, but I have a quiet one 1200 that has worked flawlessly 24/7 for three years...it's not silent, but is no louder than any other pump I have had...

Crush Coral · 07/08/2011, 06:36 AM

sounds like it can be a crap shoot with any pump. Guess I will try either the mag 7 or ehiem 1260.

Raggamuffin · 07/08/2011, 06:51 AM

I have seen both ends, quiet ones that are noisey crap and some that are quiet and work for years without issue, personally though I go with mag pumps on my own tanks. IMO they are the most consistent, I've never had one be totally trouble free over years of use but neither have I had one poop out on me either, mostly it has been impellers and such. I also tend to upgrade every 3 years so I've never burnt one out

gatorchem · 07/08/2011, 07:02 AM

I have run a quiet one 3000 for over two years with little problems if I take the impellar out about every 3-4 months and clean it off really well. As calcium deposits build up on the impellar shaft becomes a little bit out of alignment and therefore will not restart. I keep a spare impellar to change out and it works great.

Again I think it is a good low to mid level priced return pump.

Lemeshianos · 07/08/2011, 07:06 AM

I have an ocean runner 3500 which I am quite happy with. A bit bulky though.
If I had the extra cash though I would choose an eheim 1262.

Ron Reefman · 07/08/2011, 07:11 AM

I had 2 QuietOne 4000's. One ran in the sump with a battery backup and it never got turned off. It ran, and still runs fine (on a tank I sold). The other was on a chiller and every time the power went off (lots of thunderstorms here) it would make a lot of noise and struggle to restart. I hated it. So with a 50-50 record for me, I switched when I set up a new tank. My Reeflo developed a small leak, but the mfg replaced it, no questions asked.
Ron

Mr.Tan · 07/08/2011, 07:16 AM

glad I saw this thread, i am in need of a return pump for my sump and need something that can provide me with 300 gph with an 7' head height and noticed the quiet one 3000 for cheap price and had a max HH of 10.5'... i guess i'll just pay the extra money for a mag 7

chuckdallas · 07/08/2011, 10:02 AM

I had a problem once with a pump, so I unscrewed the front cap and cleaned out the impellar with about a 1/2 cup of vinegar and tap water (I don't make RO/DI, so I use tap water). I've heard that's a good idea every 2-3 months. If you clean all the junk out, you are less likely to have trouble with the pump. I have a Quiet One 4000 and, knock on wood, it's worked well for about 6 months.

Reefahholic · 07/08/2011, 10:17 AM

I have a mag 5 and mag 9.5 and both have done pretty well and fairly quiet.

I did have a problem with the mag 5 at one time because I was sucking up a lot of sugar sized sand in my freshwater tank doing water changes and it didn't want to start up. I took it apart (which was very easy), and cleaned it/ messed with it a little bit, then it started right up.

The mags run off of "magnets" and don't have a motor. The electricty makes the magnets rotate creating power. So.... Really can't go too wrong.

Easy to clean, cheap, working pretty well for me.

If I bought a new pump, I would go with this one though!! Been eyeing it for a while!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJN9ImTwauU&sns=em

Anthony.Luciano · 07/08/2011, 10:52 AM

my quite one 3000 pump is quite and still works for like 15 years now

Reefahholic · 07/08/2011, 12:33 PM

15 years, REALLY

RotaryGeek · 07/08/2011, 02:16 PM

I have a 2200 thats been trouble free for like 2 years now. I would buy another if i needed to.

Anthony.Luciano · 07/08/2011, 02:57 PM

yea it was passed down from a friend who had it on his 250 for 15 years and he gave it to me and it still works fine

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefahholic

15 years, REALLY

07/07/2011, 05:05 PM	#1
Crush Coral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,233	Quite One pumps are junk!!!!!! I have 2 2100s and one 4000. All are loud and will not restart if you unplug and plug back in. I had one 2100 for about 2 years and though it got noisy fast it worked for 2 years. I bought one more 2100 and one 4000 because I got a good deal on them and I might as well have thrown away my money. Now I need a new pump that is rated for 500 gph or more. Any suggestions? Thanks

07/07/2011, 07:25 PM	#5
gonpostal Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 550	Can't go wrong with an Eheim. __________________ Current tank: 40 breeder, 20 long sump, Eheim Compact+ 3000 return pump, Reef Octopus Classic 110-INT skimmer, 2x Koralia Evolution 600, Viparspectra T300 LEDs.

07/08/2011, 07:02 AM	#11
gatorchem Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Juno Beach, Fl Posts: 181	I have run a quiet one 3000 for over two years with little problems if I take the impellar out about every 3-4 months and clean it off really well. As calcium deposits build up on the impellar shaft becomes a little bit out of alignment and therefore will not restart. I keep a spare impellar to change out and it works great. Again I think it is a good low to mid level priced return pump. __________________ 90g mixed reef Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef

07/08/2011, 07:11 AM	#13
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	I had 2 QuietOne 4000's. One ran in the sump with a battery backup and it never got turned off. It ran, and still runs fine (on a tank I sold). The other was on a chiller and every time the power went off (lots of thunderstorms here) it would make a lot of noise and struggle to restart. I hated it. So with a 50-50 record for me, I switched when I set up a new tank. My Reeflo developed a small leak, but the mfg replaced it, no questions asked. Ron __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

07/08/2011, 10:02 AM	#15
chuckdallas Tank Tinkerer Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 937	I had a problem once with a pump, so I unscrewed the front cap and cleaned out the impellar with about a 1/2 cup of vinegar and tap water (I don't make RO/DI, so I use tap water). I've heard that's a good idea every 2-3 months. If you clean all the junk out, you are less likely to have trouble with the pump. I have a Quiet One 4000 and, knock on wood, it's worked well for about 6 months. __________________ Lots of equipment left over from the 140 gallon tank teardown. Oct 21st was a sad day. Wife said I would have to get a new wife to get a new tank. I'm sure gonna miss the wife. Current Tank Info: No tank, no fish, no coral :(

07/07/2011, 05:16 PM	#2
jwoyshnar Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: 18441 Posts: 1,531	Mag pump. I have the mag 7 and the 9.5 and like them both

07/07/2011, 05:21 PM	#3
JoeRonda Made in the U.S.A. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington,PA Posts: 694	My return is an Eheim 1260 and it is rated at 634gph. This is a seriously heavy duty pump. The build and weight is impressive. I've had it running continuously for over a year and I have heard of people saying that they have had theirs for over 20 years! They are expensive but don't pay over $160 for it. The 1262 is rated for even more, like 900 I think.

07/07/2011, 06:10 PM	#4
widmer Drug Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 2,958	Agreed. I had a Quiet One 1200 that was noisy and then broke shortly after I bought it. Replaced it with a 7-year old maxi-jet and couldn't have been happier. But that's 300 gph range. Now I'm rocking a Tunze Silence 600ish gph @ $85, wonderful pump.

07/07/2011, 07:27 PM	#6
jmacc702 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Currently: Les Sables-d'Olonne, France \| Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 282	greatttt.. I just purchased one of these pumps grr

07/07/2011, 08:39 PM	#7
Soopabruva1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: McLeansville, NC Posts: 82	YRMV. I had a Quiet One 2200 that was dead silent and always started up. I right now have a Mag 7 that is a POS. Its loud, and will not start up half of the time. I'm thinking of replacing it with a Quiet One 4000.

07/07/2011, 10:20 PM	#8
psyrob Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 508	Sorry, but I have a quiet one 1200 that has worked flawlessly 24/7 for three years...it's not silent, but is no louder than any other pump I have had...

07/08/2011, 06:36 AM	#9
Crush Coral Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 1,233	sounds like it can be a crap shoot with any pump. Guess I will try either the mag 7 or ehiem 1260.

07/08/2011, 06:51 AM	#10
Raggamuffin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brandon SD. Posts: 541	I have seen both ends, quiet ones that are noisey crap and some that are quiet and work for years without issue, personally though I go with mag pumps on my own tanks. IMO they are the most consistent, I've never had one be totally trouble free over years of use but neither have I had one poop out on me either, mostly it has been impellers and such. I also tend to upgrade every 3 years so I've never burnt one out

07/08/2011, 07:06 AM	#12
Lemeshianos Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Limassol, Cyprus Posts: 468	I have an ocean runner 3500 which I am quite happy with. A bit bulky though. If I had the extra cash though I would choose an eheim 1262.

07/08/2011, 07:16 AM	#14
Mr.Tan Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: York, PA Posts: 734	glad I saw this thread, i am in need of a return pump for my sump and need something that can provide me with 300 gph with an 7' head height and noticed the quiet one 3000 for cheap price and had a max HH of 10.5'... i guess i'll just pay the extra money for a mag 7

07/08/2011, 10:17 AM	#16
Reefahholic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: League City, Texas Posts: 3,974	I have a mag 5 and mag 9.5 and both have done pretty well and fairly quiet. I did have a problem with the mag 5 at one time because I was sucking up a lot of sugar sized sand in my freshwater tank doing water changes and it didn't want to start up. I took it apart (which was very easy), and cleaned it/ messed with it a little bit, then it started right up. The mags run off of "magnets" and don't have a motor. The electricty makes the magnets rotate creating power. So.... Really can't go too wrong. Easy to clean, cheap, working pretty well for me. If I bought a new pump, I would go with this one though!! Been eyeing it for a while! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJN9ImTwauU&sns=em

07/08/2011, 10:52 AM	#17
Anthony.Luciano Registered Member. Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bronx, NY Posts: 769	my quite one 3000 pump is quite and still works for like 15 years now __________________ My name is A.J. 450 gallon SPS dominated tank in progress.

07/08/2011, 12:33 PM	#18
Reefahholic Moved On Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: League City, Texas Posts: 3,974	15 years, REALLY

07/08/2011, 02:16 PM	#19
RotaryGeek Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 713	I have a 2200 thats been trouble free for like 2 years now. I would buy another if i needed to. __________________ 125 w/ 30 gallon sump. ASM G3 w/ Sedra 9000 and gatevalve. Two Little Phishies 550 phosban reactor. 3x150w XM 10k MH, 2x 96w PC.

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