Rio Plus Aqua Pump PowerHead Water Pump

I've always used magdrive pump for my sump which I hesitated to buy a different brand but this one is working well so far. Very quiet and gives out less heat.

Bought this to circulate the surface of my 55 gallon saltwater tank. Installed it and it has worked well so far. Quiet and not too strong. I wanted something just like this. Price was right and came on time.

This is a very good pump for a large fountain. Ordering was easy and shipping was very fast. Will buy from them again.

I ordered this product to go in the sump of my 125g tank. So far the product works great, order was received in a very timely fashion and the price was also very reasonable as well. An added bonus was the accessories that came with the pump for other water flow applications.

I have purchased dozens of this model of pump over the last couple of years and never had one problem. They generate little heat and use little energy and are at the right price point IMO.

I Recently purchased a Rio 2500 pump with Pet Mountain. It got to my house in speedy, excellent shipped conditions. I'm very satisfied with my order. I never knew there was a place called Pet Mountain so I took the risk and ordered from them online. I was very happy I did as they were really fast getting my pump to me. If your wondering if you should order from this e-tailer I'd say go for it. Pet Mountain had the lowest price for my Rio 2500 water pump. Thanks again Pet Mountain, I'm a very satisfied customer :-)

Fast delivery, quality product, fantastic pricing!

Great product, have had no problems with this brand from Day 1. Prices are very competitive if not better.

I am well pleased with my purchase of the RIO +50 (Model 50/PH 50 - Item 2529) Aqua Pump / Powerhead. In my limited experience, this little pump is more powerful than its size and price would indicate. (See below.) Two safety precautions though. Don't neglect the manufacturer's warning to only use this pump with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI or GFI). The pump runs on 120 V.A.C., NOT a lower voltage with a step-down (isolating) transformer. If your wiring does not incorporate one, they are relatively inexpensive. If you don't want to replace an outlet or a circuit breaker, you can buy a "stand alone" unit that simply plugs into an existing (3-prong) outlet. (My choice, no wiring to mess with, no electrician to hire if you're not a Do-it-yourself type, and it's totally portable.) Also, aquarium or not, be sure to make provisions such that the pump never runs dry. The literature says that will destroy it. (My fountain will incorporate a "reserve" bottle for that purpose - easy trick - think "water cooler" bottle, in say, 2-liter size. Same trick could be used with an aquarium to replace evaporation losses.) I bought this pump for a homemade table fountain and NOT as a replacement part for an aquarium. Therefore, I had a little confusion figuring out what all the "extra parts" were for. The pictures in the literature that came with it were not much help at first*. More on that below. The little floppy plastic hose (3/16 ID X 11-3/4" long, very soft, with a "funny plastic cap") that comes with the pump turns out to be a "skimmer" for an aquarium. (Obviously, I am not very familiar with aquariums.) There are 'Extra Parts" for under-gravel filters (items 10 and 11* - part of my confusion), and flow control. There is a valve - item 6* (with a venturi jet for the skimmer), an "elbow" and two straight discharge adapters. One has a venturi jet and a 1/2" O.D. discharge. The other, without a venturi jet, is a reducer* for 5/16" I.D. tubing. Both venturi jets have their own air stoppers, if you aren't using the skimmer. There is a duckbill fitting (1/2" I.D.) - on a ball and socket mount with about 30 degree movement (my guess) - that can be used to produce a fan shaped fountain. These "extra parts" allow you to adjust the flow rate, change the direction of the outlet, use different sized tubing (or no tubing at all), or not even use the valve. I had to buy extra tubing at the hardware store (remember, this is a "G-Job") and bought some 5/16" O.D. that fits INSIDE the larger discharge adapter. That gave me a surprising "lift" of over 18 inches (the length of tubing I bought) with a 3/16" diameter stream. I'm going to go back to the store and get tubing that fits OVER the valve/adapter (1/2" I.D. tubing), as I expect that will allow for more lift for a higher fountain. I plan to buy a motion detector (think security lighting) so the pump only runs when there is someone to see the fountain - or when the cat comes for a drink - he really likes running water, so the fountain is partly for his health. Now that I have figured out what everything is for and how it all goes together, I hope to buy more pumps like this and build more fountains. Eventually, I may post my plans on the Internet for others to use. It's lots of fun to build, and now that I have found a low cost pump, I can encourage others to build their own fountains. * (Note. This will make more sense when you see the drawings. In particular, in the drawing that comes with this pump, items 10 and 11 - under gravel filters - are confusingly shown on the wrong side of the pump - they should be positioned between or below parts 1 and 2, because part 1 is discarded when they are used - and part 11 goes OVER part 10. Item 6 - the valve with venturi jet - is not shown at all. It should be shown above or beside item 12 as it replaces that part. The discharge reducer for 5/16" I.D. tubing is neither shown nor given a part designator - it, too, like the valve - can be used to replace item 12, the straight discharge adapter with the venturi jet. Alternatively, it can be inserted into item 15, the elbow or inserted directly into the pump discharge. However, it cannot be inserted into either item with a venturi jet.)

Fast Shipping, item as described, and it worked perfectly for my application.