[JerryS]

Any thoughts on the Seio pumps by Taam?

[dougc]

I've started to see a few powerhead meltdown horror stories about the Seio pumps. I had a Rio 600 spew oil and die, but it was fortunately only serving as a mixing pump for water changes.

[middlemark]

I've had good luck with mine, one is about 11 months, the other about 9 [820's].

Given they are supposedly oil-less, that certainly makes me a little happier. In my tank, I tend not to have a lot of precipitation issues with pumps, which might help me out a bit as it seems like the shaft of these is pretty tight/small and that might kill impellers a little more than other ph's.

I dunno, all I can really say is that mine are doing great at nearly a year. I'm quite happy with the flow, and while someone might be able to `told ya so' me in the future ... I guess I'm rolling the dice and have seen/read nothing that makes me pull them out of the tank.

[spankerbob]

I have two 820's and I am thinking of getting a third, so far I really like them, I have had the two ofthem for about two months and they seem to work great. I have had a rio 3100 blow up on my though, but it is acompletely different design.

[Reefland]

I went with the Tunze's simply for the extra gph they provide. I use the "uncontrollable" 6060's and are pleased with them. Now I know you didn't ask about the Tunze but I wanted to provide a different option.

[Bristle Worm]

The magnet on Rio Seio 820 is beginning to frag into slivers. As pieces of magnet fall off they jam up the turbine and stop the pump. Not very cool... I have only been running it for two months

[Reefland]

That isn't cool at all. After all the "old" problems with Rio's, I have a hard time trusting them at all, even the new ones.