Peristaltic Pump for Calcium Reactor

[SPS2020]

This is good to know. I am guessing you set the speed and calibrate via wifi. I just cant justify that price man that thing cost. I mean as a last resort maybe.

The application is good and the X1 Pro pump is great...but there are issues with WiFi connectivity which are concerning, IMO. It took a number of attempts to get it to connect and I had it beside my router. Two times it has lost WiFi connection and I noticed it was running. To me, the price point of $90 is fine, if it were reliable. The Kamoer FX-STP is $300 and designed for continuous duty (what you want) and can be controlled directly as well as WiFi. That price point is a bit steep, but a previous reply in this thread had good luck with that unit.

 

[billwill]

Unfortunately, the X1 Pro is only operable via the WiFi application.

X1 Pro is not suitable for calcium reactor. The FX-STP is fully useable without wifi

 

[billwill]

I got this and love it. I think it’s just an off brand kamoer. No WiFi or anything, but seriously, why do you need to adjust often and especially wirelessly. It did take a couple weeks to arrive from China. I also run a 618 and this setup has been great for me.

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That looks to be Kamoer as well from the extended description, but maxes out at 52 ml/min. Pretty important to take note of that for anyone looking for pump. I run 60-70 ml/min on my system, at a reactor PH of 6.8.

 

[Deezill]

I am not quite sure at what speed I will need as if yet on my 210.

 

[Deezill]

Ok I figured it out. I know why there are not any more Versa pumps around. kamoer bought each and every last one of them so we would have to buy their pumps.

 

[Rick.45cal]

I bought a used Cole Palmer peristaltic pump off of ebay and appropriate tubing for it. It’s probably not the most popular option, it probably cost me $300 but it’s continuous duty and has never had any issues.

 

[Deezill]

When I read the post 300 bucks for a used Cole Palmer peristaltic pump I thought you were off. But after looking at the new prices dang you got a sweet friggin deal. If never judge a book by its cover was a person.

 

[Water Dog]

I’d take a used Masterflex or Watson Marlow for CaRx use over a Kamoer or Versa all day every day and twice on Sundays!

 

[Deezill]

I’d take a used Masterflex or Watson Marlow for CaRx use over a Kamoer or Versa all day every day and twice on Sundays!

HAHAHAHAHA

 

[Bpb]

HAHAHAHAHA

And older non digital brushless model with low mileage? Yes. In a heart beat. I cannot overstate how loud a brushed motor is though. Basically unusable in any setting other than a basement/utility/closed-off-fish-room. I actually switched from masterflex to Kamoer for that very reason. The buzzing hum noise was so resonant and piercing I could hear it from every room in the house

 

[Deezill]

yeah my tank is in the basement so I don't want to hear a pump making noise while watching a movie or something.

 

[Deezill]

And older non digital brushless model with low mileage? Yes. In a heart beat. I cannot overstate how loud a brushed motor is though. Basically unusable in any setting other than a basement/utility/closed-off-fish-room. I actually switched from masterflex to Kamoer for that very reason. The buzzing hum noise was so resonant and piercing I could hear it from every room in the house

How do you like Kamoer?

 

[Water Dog]

I have definitely heard loud squeally brushed Masterflex pumps before... while noisy, they’re pretty much bombproof and run forever. If you can find a brushless Masterflex for a good deal, snatch it up! What’s crazy is my Watson Marlow is a brushed unit and it’s whisper quiet, no loud squealing sound or vibration like the brushed Masterflex units.

 

[Bpb]

How do you like Kamoer?

It has worked fine for me. I’ve had it maybe 9-10 months or so now. Just shy of a year. It’s been fine. It’s smaller than a masterflex but “heavy” and doesn’t feel cheap and flimsy. The rollers are a little creaky if you lean in real close but it is completely inaudible with the cabinet door shut

 

[Deezill]

I really believe Kamoer purchased all the versas so we would have to go with them lol.

 

[Rick.45cal]

My brushed masterflex pump made some squeeks when I first got it, I opened it up and lubricated the bearings on the motor and it’s been quiet ever since, but I also use a large enough diameter tubing that it runs at a slow rate so it’s not noisy at all. I could see how it potentially could be very annoying though

 

[Bpb]

My brushed masterflex pump made some squeeks when I first got it, I opened it up and lubricated the bearings on the motor and it’s been quiet ever since, but I also use a large enough diameter tubing that it runs at a slow rate so it’s not noisy at all. I could see how it potentially could be very annoying though

Mine is the electrical 60hz buzz that some devices get. Not a result of any mechanical friction. It sounds like a kazoo

 

[sawdonkey]

ok what regulates the water on the exit? the needle valve? I was hoping to come off my manifold but all good.

I have my peristaltic set up to pull through my reactor. It only takes in what it pushes out

I really did want to come off my manifold. When I build the manifold I built it for Carbon/gfo, UV, and a CR.
I have a UV running great and carbon/gfo running great I have one open nozzle left and that where i wanted my CR.
I am even using the Flow monitoring kit on my apex so I can dial it in on my UV and I have 1/2 inch hose ready. I think I might try coming off my manifold with a fuel filter and needle valve.

Give it a go and I wish you luck. I was in the same place as you about 8 months ago. Reading about how peristaltic is the way to go, but hoping to use my return. Didn’t work. Then I even tried using a dedicated sicce pump with a needle valve..... didn’t work. On both, the needle valve would slowly clog, effluent would slow, and reactor Ph would rise. Then I tried a cheap used Watson Marlow. It was loud and stopped working after a while. I may have used the wrong tube? Now I have the cheap kamoer type unit and problem solved.

 

[minus9]

I'm pretty sure my masterflex will out live all my gear. It was more than my reactor, but it's also the heartbeat of my system and I know it was designed to keep whatever it's hooked up to alive.

 

[Deezill]

The last confusing part is the push or pull method. I hear some say they push water thru the reactor then i hear some say they pull it thru.