Powerheads… What are you using?
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Tunze, MP40's and gyres (maxspect). If Tunze made a gyre/laminar flow pump, they would be my choice.
The Reef Octo's look pretty nice, but they're not cheap. The new cloud edition gyres seem pretty cool and I might upgrade my 330's once they release the upgrade kit. I think you can hide one of your Tunze's in the corner and it would give you plenty of flow for your tank.
The Reef Octo's look pretty nice, but they're not cheap. The new cloud edition gyres seem pretty cool and I might upgrade my 330's once they release the upgrade kit. I think you can hide one of your Tunze's in the corner and it would give you plenty of flow for your tank.
I agree Tunze's are just workhorses and great engineering behind it. They are just a little bulky compared to the others.
I'm using MP40's and Reefwave Gyre, they are all good...just what kind of flow and how much maintenance you want to do. The ability to swap out the MP40's wetside and dunking it into vinegar bath and no wires inside tank is pretty sweet.
I'm using MP40's and Reefwave Gyre, they are all good...just what kind of flow and how much maintenance you want to do. The ability to swap out the MP40's wetside and dunking it into vinegar bath and no wires inside tank is pretty sweet.
2 tunze 6095s and 2 ai nero 5s. i've also used jebaos and other tunzes and reef octopus octopulse pumps and they're all pretty fine tbh. the tunzes are tanks, they'll probably never die. the neros get dirty and need cleaning, but they're really easy to clean. the octopulse pumps were great, but i had 4s and they were too strong for my tank size. great pumps tho
I'm running 3 gyre xf350s and a Tunze 6105. My original xf150 came with spare cages and blades, they don't anymore. That's the only draw back since they need to be cleaned so regularly to keep flow output. Once I buy some spare cages/blades, they'll be one of my favorite pumps. Love their flow. I'm controlling them with that hydros wave controller, so I can't speak to the actual maxspect control.
The Tunze is a workhorse and great directional flow. Only draw back is cleaning.
The Tunze is a workhorse and great directional flow. Only draw back is cleaning.
I principally rely upon Vortechs (40s and 60s) for flow, as they seem to last a very long time and if you have spare wetsides, they're very convenient to clean without taking offline for hours at a time.
I have a couple gyres, and I find that they (a) move a lot of water and (b) are very effective to agitate the surface in a display when mounted horizontally, but their effectiveness seems to diminish a lot faster than Vortechs as grime accumulates.
I'm trying a Nero for the time time in my frag tank/sump, and it's been really great so far. I would strongly consider Nero's for a display tank given their smaller footprint relative to Vortechs.
I have a couple gyres, and I find that they (a) move a lot of water and (b) are very effective to agitate the surface in a display when mounted horizontally, but their effectiveness seems to diminish a lot faster than Vortechs as grime accumulates.
I'm trying a Nero for the time time in my frag tank/sump, and it's been really great so far. I would strongly consider Nero's for a display tank given their smaller footprint relative to Vortechs.
I love having my gyres and MP40's controlled with the wave engine (ETM version), it's great to have all of them in sync together under one controller. The key to gyres, as mentioned earlier, is having extra impellers and cages to swap out for cleaning. It takes less than 5 minutes to swap both pump's cages, etc. I even bought an extra 330 when CoralVue was discounting them for $80. I wish that Tunze would make a Stream 3, but smaller, somewhere in between the 6040 and Stream 3. It would be nice if they just made a laminar flow pump and ruin the competition.
