Omega Vertex 150 Impeller problems - NOT HAPPY !!!

cjrudy · Mar 17, 2014

One month with a brand new Omega Vertex 150 and I come home from work and find it not working. At first I though it was the pump but apparently the impeller and ceramic bearing are fused together and will not spin.

I understand there is lots of crud and crap in our tanks but what the heck........one month and parts are fusing together..........definitely not happy.

Currently having it sitting in a vinegar solution hoping to un stick them

cjrudy · Mar 17, 2014

rockinzebra457 · Mar 17, 2014

My first impeller only lasted like 2 days on this skimmer.

cjrudy · Mar 17, 2014

Didn't expect problems one month in.

Aqua fire/medic · Mar 17, 2014

rockinzebra457 said:
My first impeller only lasted like 2 days on this skimmer.

2 days?!?!? I thought this was suppose to be quality.

rockinzebra457 · Mar 17, 2014

Me too lol. The LFS I bought it from had the upgraded impellers ready to trade me though so I was obly out of a skimmer like a day

cjrudy · Mar 17, 2014

399 messing dollars and the skimmer is sitting there not running because of the stupid impeller.

And hopefully the pump wasn't damaged trying to spin the seized impeller

rockinzebra457 · Mar 17, 2014

The pump should be fine. I really like the skimmer the only bad apart about it was the impeller and my new one seems to be doing much better.

cjrudy · Mar 17, 2014

Considering the skimmer is a month old, you would think I would have the latest skimmer.

Curious to see if Bulk Reef Supply or Vertex will do anything for me

cjrudy · Mar 18, 2014

Well after soaking overnight, the ceramic bearing and shaft were still fused together. I tried prying it off and of course it broke.

14 plus hours now without a skimmer and I am furious. Who knows when I will get replacement parts.

So glad I didn't write my review yet

cjrudy · Mar 19, 2014

Good news, although I am still without a skimmer, Jen from ProLine Aquatics is sending out a new impeller with bearings. She was very helpful.

VicD81 · Mar 19, 2014

Oh no! I Just got one. Hope I dont have the same problem. So did they recently upgrade the impellers? What did they change?

indyjaco · Mar 19, 2014

I had the same issue and contacted Jen. She was very helpful.

I am actually running my original impeller. I Just used a lot of CA glue and it is holding fine. The impeller proline sent me is my backup. Initially there were issues where the needle wheel would break from the magnet.

cjrudy · Mar 19, 2014

My issue was the impeller and ceramic bearing fusing together, which prevents the impeller from spinning. And the ceramic bearing will snap if you try to pry them apart.

VanillaGorila · Mar 23, 2014

Aqua fire/medic said:
2 days?!?!? I thought this was suppose to be quality.

You guys do know what part of the world these are made in, right. It's not known for quality, it's know for producing cheap knock offs.

VicD81 · Mar 23, 2014

I didnt look at the made in ___ sticker but for the price point you would think these things would last a lifetime!

VanillaGorila · Mar 23, 2014

VicD81 said:
I didnt look at the made in ___ sticker but for the price point you would think these things would last a lifetime!

Yes, I agree $400 is a lot of money. It has the look of a BK, but not the quality. I have been on the fence over if I should buy a vertex or BK. The more I see threads like this, the more I know which one to buy.

kazimierz skuriat · Jun 8, 2019

if you need a replacement impeller for vertex 130 skimmer buy a sicce 3.0 impeller. it the same impeller just different color . it works great. on my vertex 130 pump. hope this helps.