ocean runner ?

[beemert]

greetings,

i am looking for an ocean runner 2500 (OR series) pump.
all that i can find have a needle wheel conversion.
does anyone know of an online dealer selling unmodified pumps?

thank you,
bruce

 

[ChrisRD]

The 2500 is the regular pump, the 2700 is the needle wheel variant.

I purchased a 2500 from Jeremy at Coral Reef Aquarium a few years ago and by the looks of his website he still has them:
http://inverts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=pump

HTH

 

[ChrisRD]

Looks like Ocean Encounter might have them too...

http://oceanencounter.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=OE&Category_Code=OR

 

[beemert]

you folks are good, thank you for the sites.

i was just about ready to check out, then i got to thinking about if this will fit in to my sump.

i checked all the sites i could find, but none of them list physical dimentions. is there a way to find out how big this pump is?

hoping this is as quiet as they say it is . . .

thanx again
bruce

 

[ChrisRD]

I just measured about 6" long, about 5" tall (not including the output fitting on top) and about 5" wide (that's the base/suction cups - actual pump body is a bit narrower).

IME it ran very quietly and is well constructed, but like other submersible pumps I've used, it needed to be cleaned every few months to perform reliably (calcium build-up).

HTH

 

[beemert]

thank you for the reply.

you saved me some trouble, it won't fit.

this will:
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem. ... uct=RB3115

can i believe the "quiet" part of the name?

seems a little strong. will be going in a drilled 54 corner. LR/fish/LPS/softies
4' head.

am i heading in the right direction here?

thanx again
bruce

 

[ChrisRD]

I've had one of those too. Personally, I didn't think it was as quiet as the OceanRunner, nor as well built. I killed it in just a few months so I wasn't too impressed (must have been a lemon).

As far as the flow rate, assuming you're going to have at least a 1" drain on the main tank, it should be fine. After head+friction losses you'll probably only be seeing about 500-600 GPH out of it (which a 1" drain should handle).

HTH

 

[beemert]

greetings,

i wanted to write back and thank you all for help choosing a new pump. i ended up with the ocean runner. it ended up fitting just fine in the sump. it is very quiet and does not seem to run very warm.

here is a picture, just because.

thanx again
bruce

 

[Mihai]

Very nice pic! BTW, the ocean runner is not submersible, it's either submersible or external.

M.

 

[beemert]

Very nice pic! BTW, the ocean runner is not submersible, it's either submersible or external.

M.

i do not understand. the instructions say that it can be used submersible as well as external. there is a diagram of it being used in the sump.
did i miss something?

thank you,
bruce

 

[ChrisRD]

You didn't miss anything... ...it can be used externally or submerged.