I've got a new Alita AL-60 on the way from Ken's! My 40L hi-blow is plumbed in from the garage due to a casting imperfection that causes it to rattle occasionally and get pretty noisy. With all the tanks I've added and the heat in the garage it is starting to struggle keeping up. I'm hoping that the Alita is quiet enough to plumb in actually in the fish room.:D
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You'll be amazed at the output and how quiet it is....Alita's are nice pumps
It will arrive Friday I can't wait! :-)
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Quote from: Jdmcfast on June 12, 2013, 01:02:36 PM
It will arrive Friday I can't wait! :-)
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You'll likely be backing some valves down,,,,LOL.....
That will be great
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I got the Alita 40 a few weeks back. I love how quite it is. I was also amazed at the air output. I got mine on a closed loop and I have a bleed off valve on. I'm running 15 sponge filters with it and it can handle a lot more than that. My last pump was a eco complet that had almost identical specs and it couldn't handel half of what I'm running now.
Quote from: b125killer on June 12, 2013, 02:16:15 PM
I got the Alita 40 a few weeks back. I love how quite it is. I was also amazed at the air output. I got mine on a closed loop and I have a bleed off valve on. I'm running 15 sponge filters with it and it can handle a lot more than that. My last pump was a eco complet that had almost identical specs and it couldn't handel half of what I'm running now.
I have only heard good things about them, I already have a closed loop so it will be an easy swap out and adjusting valves. I'm running 28 outlets now so I should be able to add a few more:). My 40L has done great until it started getting hot in the garage, and like me it's not near as efficient when it's hot. But it will be nice for a back up and maybe I can get a few bucks out of my other smaller back up
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I finally got my alita at 9pm yesterday after locating it at the incorrect address it was delivered to on Friday!
Josh
Great......glad you found it.....you'll really like the pump.... ;D
It's good that you found it. Sucks that it got delivered to the wrong address. I still can't get over how quite they are.
Quote from: b125killer on June 19, 2013, 06:32:49 AM
It's good that you found it. Sucks that it got delivered to the wrong address. I still can't get over how quite they are.
Hopefully I will find out just how quiet they are for myself tonight:D
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Atleast it wasn't live fish sitting at the wrong house for two days:)
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Well I got the Alita plumbed in! And after mopping the floor and adjusting every single valve in the room I love it:D
Josh
LOL....suddenly having all the air you'll need, and more, causes em to drive those sponges and stones..... ;D....I knew that you'd be turning them down .....like a froth, huh?... ;D...
Quote from: Mugwump on June 20, 2013, 06:28:32 AM
LOL....suddenly having all the air you'll need, and more, causes em to drive those sponges and stones..... ;D....I knew that you'd be turning them down .....like a froth, huh?... ;D...
Yes....more like volcanoes in some cases
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You can bleed off some of that with a few air lines, or open valves...that'll reduce the back pressure on the pump...
Yes.....I have 8-9 lines bleeding right now
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This a good time to add more sponges too.....get rid of a few hob filters, save electric $$$
Forgot to ask, are you using valve logs?....I use them and they're awesome.
Yes I am I have quite a few of them and some of them are cut in half to better spread access points
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I have the (12 valve) logs...I used them in order to have extras, as needed, and LOL..most now used. I put the around the room, and just run the lines where needed. I used 5/8" clear, heavy wall tubing too, more easily adaptable to revisions,etc.
I might add that with that pump, you can run a single air line to double/triple valves for use in the fry tank areas.....works like a dream for getting air where needed for smaller tanks and vessels....