What about Rio pumps?

[Damsel13]

What's this I hear about Rio pumps catching fire? Even under water? I just bought one

[tray262]

What's this I hear about Rio pumps catching fire? Even under water? I just bought one

Older pumps had problems, I run a few rio's without any problems what so ever. Have you looked into the Hyperflow pumps ? They look super nice.

[Reefland]

I haven't heard anything bad about the Rio pumps in a while, but in the past there were known to fail prematurely and even crash tanks by releasing oil (I beleive) into the tank.

[The R/C Man]

I also think you are probably ok with the redesigned pumps. On a side note, wherever possible I would try to eliminate any submersible pumps or power heads. This will reduce heat transfer into the water, noise to the inhabitants, and the possibility of stray voltage.

[golfish]

I started using a Rio 2500 around 1995 as a return pump on my old 55 Reef...I wouldn't say it caught fire but it came close in early 2001..I was lucky beacasue I was going to move everything to a new 150 gal tank in a few weeks. That pump fouled the tank big time.

I had a Seio pump burn up last year, it didnt foul the tank but it did burn the inside if the impeller houseing pretty bad..I wouldn't use a pump made by Tamm in my tank anymore.