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Originally Posted by redpaulhus
My favorite part is that I get good flow for the same price as a Rio seio, without having to worry about having a Rio product in my tank !  |
This is a very general statement based on extremely old information!
Seio's are not "Rio Seios! They are SEIOS! Both are made by a company named TAAM but are nowhere close to the same thing. It's like a Scion & a Toyota. They are made by the same company but are not the same product.
As for "worry"ing about having a rio product in your tank.......a few years ago the "RIO" pumps were made with an oil based coolant liquid inside. many of these original models melted down for whatever reason releasing the oil into the water column. This killed complete tanks in some cases and seriously damaged others. "TAAM" quickly corrected this issue and came out with the RIO "+" series of pumps. (ex: Rio 1700+). The new series does not contain the "oil" based coolant that the originals did and do not kill livestock. They are in fact very reliable for return pumps or standard powerheads.
Please don't bash a product in a public forum without having all the facts!
P.S. You can have a SEIO in your tank without having a RIO!