Need advice on Skimmer Pump for ATB

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I have an ATB 840 V1.5 Protein Skimmer with a Sicce PSK1000 that is really noisy. Can anyone recommend a DC skimmer pump that is similar to this crappy Sicce pump?
 
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babyjess210 said:
I have an ATB 840 V1.5 Protein Skimmer with a Sicce PSK1000 that is really noisy. Can anyone recommend a DC skimmer pump that is similar to this crappy Sicce pump?
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Get the sicce syncra... I have that on my V2... skims like a champ and your not rolling the dice on a crappy DC pump. It uses 23 watts. Hth
 
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Contact atb. Do pump upgrade. Contact Cory on here
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Who's Cory?? Is that his screen name??? Do you know what pump they will upgrade to??

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Get the sicce syncra... I have that on my V2... skims like a champ and your not rolling the dice on a crappy DC pump. It uses 23 watts. Hth
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Which model??? I have doubt cuz this is the second time this Sicce pump was noisy and I have read there was a lot of issue with these Sicce on the ATB
 
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Sycce Syncra is the model. It came new with the version 2 of the 840.... I've had it three years and never skipped a beat. Different sicce pump... they don't use the psk. Highly recommended.
 
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Who's Cory?? Is that his screen name??? Do you know what pump they will upgrade to??



Which model??? I have doubt cuz this is the second time this Sicce pump was noisy and I have read there was a lot of issue with these Sicce on the ATB
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Hey, thanks for the pm. Chad has the pumps in stock. I have an ATB 840 v3.0 and can't wait to get it up and going.


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Hey, thanks for the pm. Chad has the pumps in stock. I have an ATB 840 v3.0 and can't wait to get it up and going.


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Thanks Cory, Sanh and Bean

So I'm a little confuse now. I got a reply from ATB and they stated the PSK1000 is the replacement pump for the ATB 840. What is this Sicce Syncra?? I love the skimmer but just don't want to pay $200 bucks for a pump every 1.5 years.

Have anyone tried another pump or brand with this skimmer
 
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Thanks Cory, Sanh and Bean

So I'm a little confuse now. I got a reply from ATB and they stated the PSK1000 is the replacement pump for the ATB 840. What is this Sicce Syncra?? I love the skimmer but just don't want to pay $200 bucks for a pump every 1.5 years.

Have anyone tried another pump or brand with this skimmer
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I'll clean my skimmer tomorrow night and post pics of the pump etc. Its been a while since I've done it.

I've had mine 3 years, but I could be wrong its happened before hehe but I'm pretty sure I have this pump-

 
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I'll clean my skimmer tomorrow night and post pics of the pump etc. Its been a while since I've done it.

I've had mine 3 years, but I could be wrong its happened before hehe but I'm pretty sure I have this pump-

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That looks like a PSK1000 to me. But check the label, either way.
 
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Yep that's the same pump I got unless the RED stand makes it better. LOL. I purchase the skimmer new and after 2-3 months impeller crack. I took a break from the hobby and before I put it away I clean and check the impeller for cranks or bulging but everything looks fine. You guys might flame me for this but my Sendra 3500 last 5 years with no issue.

 
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I would get a new one, your not going to have the same ATB results with a different pump, Anton specifically designed these skimmers to work with 100% efficiency with these pumps. The newer psk pumps are supposed to be better


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Thanks Cory, Sanh and Bean

So I'm a little confuse now. I got a reply from ATB and they stated the PSK1000 is the replacement pump for the ATB 840. What is this Sicce Syncra?? I love the skimmer but just don't want to pay $200 bucks for a pump every 1.5 years.

Have anyone tried another pump or brand with this skimmer
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Time for a bubble king. ;)
 
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