I use one of these pumps to power my Cichlid community tanks under gravel Jet system. (If curious about UGJ's look them up on Cichlid-forum)It provides good water movement and excellent filtration thanks to the attached sponge filter. It is no louder than an air pump really and has no real drawbacks. as with all impeller driven pumps clean your impeller often and it will treat you good.
The water flow valve is also good if you, like me, like to lower the water flow in your tank at night to help the fish rest.
Buy Rio Plus 1700 Aqua Pump - 642 GPH Now
i needed to replace the pump in my tank (after years) and the old one was a Rio, so i naturally started looking for the modern version. My research online scared me away from Rio because i was finding bad reviews on normally informative Reef Blogs so i decided to go to my Local Fish Store (LFS) who have yet to lead me wrong and ask some questions. Turns out they actually sell the Rio Plus and informed me that it's the industry standard at my size tank (50gal) and that i can find nicer pumps, but not without spending WAY more money for considerably minute results. I haven't used the pump yet, and will try to update the review, i just thought I'd let people know that this product was recommended to me by professionals that i trust.always an excellent product, have 15 of them and not one has a problem or came with problems, no matter the application.
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