Does anyone know if there are different versions of maxijet pumps with varying widths.
The reason I ask is I just purchased a maxijet1200 as an upgrade to swap out the rio600 I've been using with my CPR bakpak protein skimmer. Once I started hooking up the new pump I realized I've got two problems. The biggest problem is that the maxijet won't fit inside of the CPR pre-skimmer box. Apparently, it's about a 1/2" wider than the rio pump and just won't fit in. This surprises me since I'd read on a number of different boards of people using the maxijet in lieu of the rios. Alternatively, are there different pre-skimmer boxes to go with each pump?
The second problem is relatively minor - I didn't realize a modification was needed to have the air input to the pump making "rejuventation"-style. Has anyone modified a maxijet to do this and could you give me any advice?
Thanks a bunch.
The reason I ask is I just purchased a maxijet1200 as an upgrade to swap out the rio600 I've been using with my CPR bakpak protein skimmer. Once I started hooking up the new pump I realized I've got two problems. The biggest problem is that the maxijet won't fit inside of the CPR pre-skimmer box. Apparently, it's about a 1/2" wider than the rio pump and just won't fit in. This surprises me since I'd read on a number of different boards of people using the maxijet in lieu of the rios. Alternatively, are there different pre-skimmer boxes to go with each pump?
The second problem is relatively minor - I didn't realize a modification was needed to have the air input to the pump making "rejuventation"-style. Has anyone modified a maxijet to do this and could you give me any advice?
Thanks a bunch.