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Holy crap! The @paintman27 is back. To hell with the tank, I want to see that truck! Did you finish the rebuild on the truck?

A bunch of alcoholics is what I see. :confused:

Looking good. How do you like the Mars Aqua? I have this fixture and ended up taking off the lenses....for relatively shallow tanks, the LED's with lenses are too intense.

Nice! So where did you get that bulb? Details!

Wow! I'm surprised. We are going to get blasted. Just shoveled the porches....easily over six inches already. Saw at around 7AM 40,000 without power in NJ. And I thought the wind wasn't coming until the PM. It's here now....blew over a ladder I had leaning up against the garage...

Wow John, you and those micrometer eyes.....good catch. Yes, there is a difference. First off, the new model has 24 slot openings around the entire cage while the old model has 25 openings, and that is with 1 7/8 inches blocked up. I was too lazy to break out my machinest calipers, but...

The new wetside arrived and you can see an update in my Tail of the Tank thread by clicking on the link below....post #411 (page 21) Inherited 90

Two MP40 Wetsides Died - One New MP40 Wetside Arrived! I ended up loosing two MP40 wetsides by the magnet's plastic case being compromised....and bleach accelerating the oxidation of the magnet, causing it to swell. I documented that HERE. I did order one new wetside and.......Woooo...

Notice James, it's called Deals and Steals. Now, if you go over there and steal it, it would be a heck of a deal! :rolleyes::D Just don't get caught.

I'm like a toddler on Christmas Eve, with my face pressed against the window, waiting for Santa to arrive. My new wetside is being delivered today by the Santa.....I mean UPS. WooHoo!!!!

I have vermetid snails. I would prefer not to have them, but it is a cross I have to bear. Every once in a while I go on the war path and start snapping them off. I think the only thing this does is to satisfy me in some way. I think the little piece that is left behind is enough to...

Do any of THESE pumps float your boat?

It really doesn't matter. You're interrupting the hot wire with a switch. If any white wires are in the box, they should simply be wire nutted together on their way to whatever. You're good either way. However, if you know the "hot" side, attach that to the black side.

Thanks John. As I gave this additional thought, I remember looking at parts about two years ago, and they had the ceramic bearing and shaft and back plate, and I no longer see that stuff on their parts page. I'm assuming they want to push you to purchasing the new wetside, and just pitch...

Will do. I take it apart and take a picture and post it here.

Yes, seven years.....and here is my justification for not stomping around like a two year old with a tantrum. I purchased four Koralia Evolution 1400 powerheads a number of years ago, and I think the last one died at about a years time. That was a $50 year per powerhead. I now had this...

The MP10 and MP40 are designed differently. The MP10 magnet, plate and impeller are intergral components, while the MP40, everything is its own separate part. It can be totally taken apart.

Ed, I shouldn't be complaining.....seven years on this magnificent powerhead from Ecotech Marine.....seven! When you have seven years on that Gyre, we'll talk! If you wish, I'll send you an empty box to collect all the broken parts you'll collect over the next six years. After this six...

John, I was surprised to see this.....that is, the magnets available. I remember a number of years ago someone cracking their magnet, and not being able to purchase just the magnet. Now I just went on the Ecotech site and could not find the magnets. HERE are the six items that I found...

Thanks for the responses and the generous offers everyone.......well, maybe with the exception of Ed, please, Gyre! :rolleyes: I've learned a very expensive lesson today. The magnets, which I thought were one magnet....all magnet/metal, are in fact encased in plastic all the way around...