Should I switch from Aquascape Pro pump to new Generation 2 Aquasurge?
So your old Aquascape Pro pump 3000 or 4500 has died?
The pump may have done you a favor because the new Generation Two Aquasurge pumps are so much more energy-efficient (save you a ton each month on your energy bill), less expensive and last longer. Free shipping too! We can ship immediately.
Read on:
The Bad news:
Aquascape sells no parts for their pumps. I do have names for repair and seal replacements. Schaaf Equipment (708)-598-9099 is a certified Crane repair place and Bergman Specialty 800-548-6648 has the seals for these pumps. Be advised the seals alone are about $88. After replacing the seals and fixing the problem with the pump, you still have an old inefficient pump.
The Good News!
The new Generation Two Aquasurge Pump also by Aquascape is the perfect replacement pump if you currently have a Aquascape Pro 3000 or Aquascape Pro 4500.
The Top Three Reasons for replacing your Aquascape Pro 3000 or 4500 with an Aquasurge 3000 or 5000 are:
1. Price is $226 less for the 3000 and $315 less for the 4500. Aquascape lowered the prices again this year and the new Aquasurge 3000 is $303.98 and the new Aquasurge 5000 is only $383.98. The Aquascape Pro 3000 is now $489.89 and the Aquascape Pro 4500 is $618.99.
2. Aquasurge 3000 gph pump takes only 165 Watts vs. 280 watts for the Aquascape Pro 3000. The Aquasurge 5000 gph pump takes 360 Watts vs 625 Watts for the Aquascape Pro 4500. Based on 10 cents a kilowatt hour, this is a savings of $8.40 per month for the 3000 and $19.24 per month for the 4500
3.The Aquasurge pumps last longer. The Aquasurge is one of the FIRST pumps to have a THREE year warranty. The Aquascape Pro line has a 2 year warranty.
If you have any questions whether the pump is strong enough, please compare the 2 charts below. The “Head Height” is the VERTICAL height from the Water Level to the TOP of the BioFalls. To this you add 1 foot for every 10′ of horizontal distance your pipe travels from the pump to the BioFalls. Find or interpolate the Head Height on each chart to see the amount of water provided by each pump.
At 5’ of Head, the Aquasurge 3000 puts out slightly less water (2900 vs 2700 gph) than the Aquascaper Pro 3000. You may want to upgrade to the Aquasurge 4000 which gets out 3750 gph while consuming only 215 watts. The Aquasurge 5000 actually puts out more water (5000 gph vs 4500 gph) than the Pro 4500.
Conversion to Aquasurge Pumps is a Snap:
Just a heads up – if you are switching from an Aquascape Pro (SFA) pump to an Aquasurge, you will need the Conversion Kit 29705. The Aquascape Pro pumps have a 2′” female threaded outlet and the Aquasurge has a 1.5″ male threaded outlet with a 1.5″ female threaded adapter. The “Kit” only has 2 parts. One part is for the Classic style skimmer and check valve assembly which has a black 2″ Flexible pvc hose between the pump and the check valve. If you have this simply cut-off the hose and glue into the 2″ slip fitting with pvc glue and screw the 1.5″ male thread into the 1.5″ female threaded part on the Aquasurge pump.
If you have the Signature Series skimmer and check valve, you merely unscrew the hard plastic piece between the pump and Check valve and screw in the 1.5″ female onto the Aquasurge 1.5” Male Thread outlet and the flanged side into the bottom of the check valve assembly.
Video showing Conversion from Aquascape Pro pump to Aquasurge Pump for Classic Series Skimmer (the skimmer with a debris net with 2 metal rods – one straight rod across the back and one U-Shaped around the opening)
Video below showing Conversion from Aquascape Pro pump to Aquasurge pump with Signature Series Skimmer (the Skimmer with the big black half-moon shaped Debris Basket)
Click Aquasurge Generation Two Pumps to see the new pumps.
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Posted on: Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 11:39 am 
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What about a direct replacement for a 7500? My 7500 just had the shaft shear off and now the impeller is just broken off (obviously).
What would the direct replacement for the 7500 be?
March 31st, 2012 at 1:21 pmDoes the 4000 need a conversion kit?
May 31st, 2013 at 1:21 pmIf you are switching to from an old Aquascape Pro (SFA) pump then you do need the Conversion Kit #29705
May 31st, 2013 at 4:22 pm