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ricecrispi · 07-29-2005, 01:14 AM

Quality wise
I never had problems with it leaking other than user error.

The barbs can be a pain in the Ahole and I see many people breaking the cheap plastic barb. Other barbs don't fit right so you need add a sealant or the leak or let in air. I had to paint it because the black is so 90's and the pump is fugly.

My L30 impeller broke and progressively makes more noise as the ceramic shaft grinds away. Thats why I have an l35 impeller in L30 hybrid.
The new impeller is 5x better with metallic shaft, ceramic thrust bearings, and +150 GPh of flow and basically give you a new upgraded pump so better than shelling $80 for 50Z and with 450 gph has same performance on short loops.

Noise wise
it's silent once you bleed all the air after 2-3 days of running and if you isolate the vibrations and don't use the suction cups provided. Mount placement is key because with tubing strain can move the pump off the suction cups. IMHO the suction cups do crap. They don't hold the pump down forever and transmit enough vibration. You have to drill and but some nuts, bolts, washers, etc. Tack on $5 for mounting

The bottomline, its an aquarium pump and we have watercooling pumps availalble that are better. The right way to go is 50z or DD-5. The L35 is a poor man setup for me.

07-29-2005, 01:14 AM	#5
ricecrispi Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: california Posts: 429	Quality wise I never had problems with it leaking other than user error. The barbs can be a pain in the Ahole and I see many people breaking the cheap plastic barb. Other barbs don't fit right so you need add a sealant or the leak or let in air. I had to paint it because the black is so 90's and the pump is fugly. My L30 impeller broke and progressively makes more noise as the ceramic shaft grinds away. Thats why I have an l35 impeller in L30 hybrid. The new impeller is 5x better with metallic shaft, ceramic thrust bearings, and +150 GPh of flow and basically give you a new upgraded pump so better than shelling $80 for 50Z and with 450 gph has same performance on short loops. Noise wise it's silent once you bleed all the air after 2-3 days of running and if you isolate the vibrations and don't use the suction cups provided. Mount placement is key because with tubing strain can move the pump off the suction cups. IMHO the suction cups do crap. They don't hold the pump down forever and transmit enough vibration. You have to drill and but some nuts, bolts, washers, etc. Tack on $5 for mounting The bottomline, its an aquarium pump and we have watercooling pumps availalble that are better. The right way to go is 50z or DD-5. The L35 is a poor man setup for me.