IM Nuevo 10 pump replacement suggestions.

dublo8 · 03/27/2017, 11:19 AM

The title says it all. What pumps have you guys replaced the stock pump with? Mine is extremely noisy. Here are the options I was looking at.
-Sicce micra plus
-Sicce syncra silent .5 (might be overkill but it can be dialed back and I KNOW these are silent)
-MJ 900

I'm sure anything is quieter than the stock pump, so let me know. Thanks.

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dublo8 · 03/28/2017, 01:06 PM

Soooooo.......I'll assume everyone is running the stock pump then....alrighty.

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LX20000 · 03/28/2017, 01:17 PM

I'm interested as well, my Fusion 10 that I am cycling right has a rattle trap for a pump.

dublo8 · 03/28/2017, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LX20000

I'm interested as well, my Fusion 10 that I am cycling right has a rattle trap for a pump.

Yeah, same sound on mine. The sicce micra should fit the bill. If I don't hear anymore input I'll order it and update the thread. The MJ 900 is supposed to be pretty decent as well. I trust the hell out of all my sicce return pumps and they have always been dead silent.

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Babydaull · 03/28/2017, 10:24 PM

I have a nuvo 20 and I have heard amazing things about the sicce pumps

LX20000 · 03/31/2017, 11:17 AM

How does the GPH compare between the stock pump and the Sicce micra you are considering... I am a bit concerned about too much current in this tiny tank.

dublo8 · 04/02/2017, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by LX20000

How does the GPH compare between the stock pump and the Sicce micra you are considering... I am a bit concerned about too much current in this tiny tank.

The micra is rated at 90gph. The micra plus is rated at 158gph. They are both adjustable. I'm kind of stuck on which one to get. The micra would be a great replacement but the micra plus would help me avoid putting a powerhead in this little tank. I'm going to roll the dice on something tonight and I'll update the thread as soon as I get it.

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Confuse · 04/02/2017, 06:57 PM

I believe that I ran a Minijet 606 on my Nuvo 10 and it was plenty. But I did have an MP10 on the lowest setting too.

LX20000 · 04/04/2017, 09:29 AM

My dealer sold me a Rio 800..... holy krap... WAY WAY too much flow...... now I am looking for a valve to put in line....

dublo8 · 04/04/2017, 11:14 AM

Ordered the Sicce micra this weekend. Should be here by Thursday. The stock pump is extremely annoying. I swear the rattle is getting worse. The funny thing is I can pull the tubing off of it and it's silent. As soon as the return tubing goes back on it's the same old annoying rattle. I don't think the little pump likes pressure. I even tried removing the end nozzle. No luck, still loud. I'll update as soon as it's installed.

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LX20000 · 04/04/2017, 02:52 PM

I just looked at the Sicce micra... the 90 gallon version has the same sliding three position flow control that my stock pump has.... hummm... is the stock pump a Sicce ????

Do you have a picture of your stock pump? Does it have the same slider on the side???

LX20000 · 04/04/2017, 02:54 PM

What is the tubing used in the IM 10 Fusion? 3/8 inch?

dublo8 · 04/04/2017, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by LX20000

I just looked at the Sicce micra... the 90 gallon version has the same sliding three position flow control that my stock pump has.... hummm... is the stock pump a Sicce ????

Do you have a picture of your stock pump? Does it have the same slider on the side???

Yeah, they look the same. There are a few slight differences but the pump body looks very similar. Same thing goes for tunze pumps and sicce. Also marine land and cobalt. Vast difference in build quality though. I have a tunze return on my other tank and switched to a sicce. Exact same pump body but huge difference in sound and head pressure. Every sicce I have owned has been "is it even on" silent. Hopefully this one doesn't fail my expectations.

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LX20000 · 04/04/2017, 03:19 PM

Oh... cool... did not realize that. Maybe only a few companies sell the plastic bodies or something. I hope yours is silent. Mine was driving me nuts, and this RIO 800 is not silent and WAY too much flow.

So you got the 90 GPH Mirca, not the 150 GPH.

dublo8 · 04/04/2017, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LX20000

Oh... cool... did not realize that. Maybe only a few companies sell the plastic bodies or something. I hope yours is silent. Mine was driving me nuts, and this RIO 800 is not silent and WAY too much flow.

So you got the 90 GPH Mirca, not the 150 GPH.

Yeah, I'm not sure why they do that either. I ended up getting the Micra (90gph). I debated on the Micra plus but my tank is zoa's only and I don't need that much flow.

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LX20000 · 04/05/2017, 03:40 PM

Hope the Sicce Micra 90 gph works well... I just ordered one....

maddmaxx · 04/05/2017, 08:17 PM

i bought a cheap 160gph pump from ebay for $7 shipped lol. works like a beaut......

dublo8 · 04/06/2017, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by LX20000

Hope the Sicce Micra 90 gph works well... I just ordered one....

I hope so too. Mine comes in tomorrow.

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LX20000 · 04/06/2017, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by maddmaxx

i bought a cheap 160gph pump from ebay for $7 shipped lol. works like a beaut......

You don't find 160 GPH to be overkill? Or can you turn it down??

dublo8 · 04/06/2017, 09:51 PM

My new pump arrived today and it's nothing but sweet...sweet silence. I took apart both pumps just to look at the impeller and the magnet structure. The sicce is clearly the superior pump. The chords are different and the sicce comes with a filter pad inside the pump that I promptly removed. Hooked it up just as easy as the stock pump came out. Took a sip of my beer, plugged it in and it was perfectly quite. Something the stock pump should have been from the start but I can see them cheaping out on the pump since the standalone tank is a bargain as it is. My wife even asked what was wrong since the tank was so quite.

Just as a side note, I replaced the stock return tubing when I got the tank with some silicone tubing I had from my other tank just to further decrease the vibrations from the stock pump and I left it place when I put the sicce in.

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LX20000 · 04/07/2017, 09:09 AM

Is that return tubing 3/8 inch? Good on pump report, mine arrives today. I guess you feel 90GPH is adequate.

dublo8 · 04/07/2017, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by LX20000

Is that return tubing 3/8 inch? Good on pump report, mine arrives today. I guess you feel 90GPH is adequate.

I would have to check the sizing. I had some left over from my reactors on my other tank. As far as GPH goes, it works for me. This a Zoanthid only tank and I don't need that much flow. I think moving up to the next size would be perfect as well.

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LX20000 · 04/09/2017, 12:01 AM

Glad yours worked out... mine came last night. Put it in today. A buzzing, vibrating piece of junk. Horrible.

I may just have to abandon the sump on thing and go with a hang on side power filter. Nobody makes a small 100-120 GPH pump that isn't a rattling, buzzing, vibrating piece of garbage.

LX20000 · 04/09/2017, 12:13 AM

I see you had vibration issues with your stock pump... and got replacement silicon tubing? From where ?? Did that help lessen vibration?

LX20000 · 04/18/2017, 01:14 PM

Bought a Sicce 0.5... WOW, SILENT. The Micra was a total piece of crap for me. Would never have bought another Sicce pump, but folks over at nano-reef.com said it was awesome, so I bought it. It IS awesome.

03/27/2017, 11:19 AM	#1
dublo8 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 3,225	IM Nuevo 10 pump replacement suggestions. The title says it all. What pumps have you guys replaced the stock pump with? Mine is extremely noisy. Here are the options I was looking at. -Sicce micra plus -Sicce syncra silent .5 (might be overkill but it can be dialed back and I KNOW these are silent) -MJ 900 I'm sure anything is quieter than the stock pump, so let me know. Thanks. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ 10g IM fusion. Zoa and SPS dominant, Apex monitored, Ai Prime, MP10, sicce return.

03/28/2017, 01:06 PM	#2
dublo8 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 3,225	Soooooo.......I'll assume everyone is running the stock pump then....alrighty. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ 10g IM fusion. Zoa and SPS dominant, Apex monitored, Ai Prime, MP10, sicce return.

04/04/2017, 11:14 AM	#10
dublo8 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 3,225	Ordered the Sicce micra this weekend. Should be here by Thursday. The stock pump is extremely annoying. I swear the rattle is getting worse. The funny thing is I can pull the tubing off of it and it's silent. As soon as the return tubing goes back on it's the same old annoying rattle. I don't think the little pump likes pressure. I even tried removing the end nozzle. No luck, still loud. I'll update as soon as it's installed. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ 10g IM fusion. Zoa and SPS dominant, Apex monitored, Ai Prime, MP10, sicce return.

04/05/2017, 08:17 PM	#17
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	i bought a cheap 160gph pump from ebay for $7 shipped lol. works like a beaut...... __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

04/06/2017, 09:51 PM	#20
dublo8 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Posts: 3,225	My new pump arrived today and it's nothing but sweet...sweet silence. I took apart both pumps just to look at the impeller and the magnet structure. The sicce is clearly the superior pump. The chords are different and the sicce comes with a filter pad inside the pump that I promptly removed. Hooked it up just as easy as the stock pump came out. Took a sip of my beer, plugged it in and it was perfectly quite. Something the stock pump should have been from the start but I can see them cheaping out on the pump since the standalone tank is a bargain as it is. My wife even asked what was wrong since the tank was so quite. Just as a side note, I replaced the stock return tubing when I got the tank with some silicone tubing I had from my other tank just to further decrease the vibrations from the stock pump and I left it place when I put the sicce in. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk __________________ 10g IM fusion. Zoa and SPS dominant, Apex monitored, Ai Prime, MP10, sicce return.

03/28/2017, 01:17 PM	#3
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	I'm interested as well, my Fusion 10 that I am cycling right has a rattle trap for a pump.

03/28/2017, 10:24 PM	#5
Babydaull Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ohio Posts: 465	I have a nuvo 20 and I have heard amazing things about the sicce pumps

03/31/2017, 11:17 AM	#6
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	How does the GPH compare between the stock pump and the Sicce micra you are considering... I am a bit concerned about too much current in this tiny tank.

04/02/2017, 06:57 PM	#8
Confuse Registered Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 385	I believe that I ran a Minijet 606 on my Nuvo 10 and it was plenty. But I did have an MP10 on the lowest setting too.

04/04/2017, 09:29 AM	#9
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	My dealer sold me a Rio 800..... holy krap... WAY WAY too much flow...... now I am looking for a valve to put in line....

04/04/2017, 02:52 PM	#11
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	I just looked at the Sicce micra... the 90 gallon version has the same sliding three position flow control that my stock pump has.... hummm... is the stock pump a Sicce ???? Do you have a picture of your stock pump? Does it have the same slider on the side???

04/04/2017, 02:54 PM	#12
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	What is the tubing used in the IM 10 Fusion? 3/8 inch?

04/04/2017, 03:19 PM	#14
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	Oh... cool... did not realize that. Maybe only a few companies sell the plastic bodies or something. I hope yours is silent. Mine was driving me nuts, and this RIO 800 is not silent and WAY too much flow. So you got the 90 GPH Mirca, not the 150 GPH.

04/05/2017, 03:40 PM	#16
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	Hope the Sicce Micra 90 gph works well... I just ordered one....

04/07/2017, 09:09 AM	#21
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	Is that return tubing 3/8 inch? Good on pump report, mine arrives today. I guess you feel 90GPH is adequate.

04/09/2017, 12:01 AM	#23
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	Glad yours worked out... mine came last night. Put it in today. A buzzing, vibrating piece of junk. Horrible. I may just have to abandon the sump on thing and go with a hang on side power filter. Nobody makes a small 100-120 GPH pump that isn't a rattling, buzzing, vibrating piece of garbage.

04/09/2017, 12:13 AM	#24
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	I see you had vibration issues with your stock pump... and got replacement silicon tubing? From where ?? Did that help lessen vibration?

04/18/2017, 01:14 PM	#25
LX20000 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Allentown, Pa. Posts: 210	Bought a Sicce 0.5... WOW, SILENT. The Micra was a total piece of crap for me. Would never have bought another Sicce pump, but folks over at nano-reef.com said it was awesome, so I bought it. It IS awesome.