Replacing powerhead on Bak Pak

[itsacrispy]

Hey all,

The Rio powerhead on my Bak Pak is on its way out. I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a good replacement powerhead for it. If not, will the Rio 800 RVT be too much flow for the Bak Pak?

Thanks all,
Mike

 

[A_Lee]

MJ1200 w/mesh mod

 

[itsacrispy]

Oh, coolio. I'll see if I can make that. Thanks Anthony.

 

[A_Lee]

If the mesh mod doesn't work out, the MJ1200 alone worked fine for me -decent skimmer for the buck.

 

[GreshamH]

none of the above. I run a Bak Pak and have since they came out in the 90's Use the pump that is designed for the unit...http://www.cpraquatic.com/products/bakpaks.html

it works way better then all that was mentioned above, way better. I've done the mesh mod, NW, MJ, Rio but this pump kicks arse

 

[tuberider]

I completely agree with Gresham, I had to replace a pump on a clients tank recently and got one through CPR, that new little pump rocks, it really changed the skimmers performance.

 

[A_Lee]

Oh wow, when did those come out?

 

[GreshamH]

about a two years or less ago.

 

[A_Lee]

Thanks -how much do they run for compared to MJ1200's?

 

[GreshamH]

Dunno, email and see