Via Aqua 360

ve7046ev · 06/05/2007, 07:16 PM

Hey everyone i was jsut wondering about a pump that I want to but to get rid of my stock pump for my 10 gal NC. It does aroun 152 g/hr. Is it a good quality pump. It says it is quet but what do you guys think of it?

ve7046ev · 06/05/2007, 07:17 PM

Hey guys,
I was just wondering aabout this pump. I am thinking about getting it for my 10 gal NC. It is about 152 G/h so approx. 15X turnover. My stock pump is getting pretty noisy so I am thinking it might break (about a little over a year). How can i reduce the sound in my older one, is it going to break? Any ideas, I read somewhere that some how you can get some plastic tubing and somehow put it in the pump to make it quitier? even If i fix it I am still going to buy the Via Aqua. I am thinking if I am successful at silencing the stock pump i just might use both, stock pump in the 1st chamber behind grate, kind of like steelhealr? (with the sponge being lower to minimize dubris from going back into tank.). 252 g/h too much? probably o.k.for some SPS? It says it is quet but what do you guys think. just want your thoughts. thx

ve7046ev · 06/05/2007, 11:00 PM

bump

ve7046ev · 06/06/2007, 08:36 AM

bump

ve7046ev · 06/06/2007, 04:07 PM

anyone, no one has this pump?

danch · 06/07/2007, 10:11 AM

I have one of their bigger models (3600) no compaints so far. I pinged down in the equipment forum before I went with that one, too. Nobody had any complaints at all.

impur · 06/07/2007, 01:23 PM

I would use a maxijet.

ve7046ev · 10/09/2007, 01:18 AM

This pump is very bad for smaller tanks...
I have had it for a good while and the pump heats the water a good 6 degrees or more on a hot day. using a chiller for a 12 gal is ridiculous so I had to do away with it and use my old one...I guess these pumps were made for ponds and fountains not aquariums.

06/05/2007, 07:16 PM	#1
ve7046ev Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 121	Via Aqua 360 Hey everyone i was jsut wondering about a pump that I want to but to get rid of my stock pump for my 10 gal NC. It does aroun 152 g/hr. Is it a good quality pump. It says it is quet but what do you guys think of it? __________________ I currently have a Red Sea MAX 34. Current Tank Info: 3 gallon pico, RSM 34 gallon

06/05/2007, 07:17 PM	#2
ve7046ev Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 121	Hey guys, I was just wondering aabout this pump. I am thinking about getting it for my 10 gal NC. It is about 152 G/h so approx. 15X turnover. My stock pump is getting pretty noisy so I am thinking it might break (about a little over a year). How can i reduce the sound in my older one, is it going to break? Any ideas, I read somewhere that some how you can get some plastic tubing and somehow put it in the pump to make it quitier? even If i fix it I am still going to buy the Via Aqua. I am thinking if I am successful at silencing the stock pump i just might use both, stock pump in the 1st chamber behind grate, kind of like steelhealr? (with the sponge being lower to minimize dubris from going back into tank.). 252 g/h too much? probably o.k.for some SPS? It says it is quet but what do you guys think. just want your thoughts. thx __________________ I currently have a Red Sea MAX 34. Current Tank Info: 3 gallon pico, RSM 34 gallon

06/05/2007, 11:00 PM	#3
ve7046ev Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 121	bump __________________ I currently have a Red Sea MAX 34. Current Tank Info: 3 gallon pico, RSM 34 gallon

06/06/2007, 08:36 AM	#4
ve7046ev Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 121	bump __________________ I currently have a Red Sea MAX 34. Current Tank Info: 3 gallon pico, RSM 34 gallon

06/06/2007, 04:07 PM	#5
ve7046ev Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 121	anyone, no one has this pump? __________________ I currently have a Red Sea MAX 34. Current Tank Info: 3 gallon pico, RSM 34 gallon

06/07/2007, 10:11 AM	#6
danch Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 614	I have one of their bigger models (3600) no compaints so far. I pinged down in the equipment forum before I went with that one, too. Nobody had any complaints at all. __________________ Asking dumb questions since '06! Or, a dumby asking questions since '06! Current Tank Info: 29G FW, 75G LPSing

06/07/2007, 01:23 PM	#7
impur Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 4,262	I would use a maxijet. __________________ Great spirits often encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds. Current Tank Info: 75gal, 20gal sump, 6-54w T5 TEK

10/09/2007, 01:18 AM	#8
ve7046ev Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 121	This pump is very bad for smaller tanks... I have had it for a good while and the pump heats the water a good 6 degrees or more on a hot day. using a chiller for a 12 gal is ridiculous so I had to do away with it and use my old one...I guess these pumps were made for ponds and fountains not aquariums. __________________ I currently have a Red Sea MAX 34. Current Tank Info: 3 gallon pico, RSM 34 gallon