Benefits of a Wave Maker

StirCrazy · #1 01-30-2014, 04:51 PM

the best thing about a wave maker is that if you have a lot of soft corals it makes them sway back and forth.

Steve

CM125 · #2 01-30-2014, 05:05 PM

Im assuming your talking controllable powerheads, which are better in every way. Although we started with the JBJ ocean pulse wavemaker, which basically just switches power on and off, you can pretty much plug any power head into it. Its a good cheap solution that works until you can step up to the full controllable ones, we noticed a difference just going to that. Of course once we jumped up to the Tunze wavemakers (which I think are better than the vortechs but im sure thats a hot topic) we noticed an even bigger difference. I strongly recommend getting into something controllable as soon as you can.

straightrazorguy · #3 01-30-2014, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

the best thing about a wave maker is that if you have a lot of soft corals it makes them sway back and forth.

Steve

That's exactly what I thought; it's all about the visual appeal of having tentacles sway back and forth! What about SPS dominated tanks? Is there any benefit to having wavemakers for SPS?

CM125 · #4 01-30-2014, 05:07 PM

There is benefit to every type of tank, I have personally never run SPS but im sure its a staple to have controllable power heads

Madreefer · #5 01-30-2014, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by straightrazorguy

That's exactly what I thought; it's all about the visual appeal of having tentacles sway back and forth! What about SPS dominated tanks? Is there any benefit to having wavemakers for SPS?

Well SPS needs way more flow than a softie tank.
Vortech
Tunze
Jebaeo

Anything else is a waste of money especially those zapping Hydor crap.

Slyguy00 · #6 01-30-2014, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Madreefer

Well SPS needs way more flow than a softie tank.
Vortech
Tunze
Jebaeo

Anything else is a waste of money especially those zapping Hydor crap.

+1

StirCrazy · #7 01-31-2014, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by straightrazorguy

That's exactly what I thought; it's all about the visual appeal of having tentacles sway back and forth! What about SPS dominated tanks? Is there any benefit to having wavemakers for SPS?

I go for mass water flow in a SPS tank, I don't think I could have ever achieved the flow I had in my 92 gal with wave makers, I think by the end I was up to almost 170X turnover rate.

Steve

mrhasan · #8 01-31-2014, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

I go for mass water flow in a SPS tank, I don't think I could have ever achieved the flow I had in my 92 gal with wave makers, I think by the end I was up to almost 170X turnover rate.

Steve

You should give some WP40/60s a try....maybe you will change your mind

Madreefer · #9 01-31-2014, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mrhasan

You should give some WP40/60s a try....maybe you will change your mind

I've always had Vortechs and I now have Tunzes.
Someone posted that they were having a hard time synching the WPs together. Is this true? For the price of these pumps they look pretty sweet.

mrhasan · #10 01-31-2014, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Madreefer

I've always had Vortechs and I now have Tunzes.
Someone posted that they were having a hard time synching the WPs together. Is this true? For the price of these pumps they look pretty sweet.

Google "JEBAO TWINS LINKAGE CONTROLLER". I think this may work

(can't post the link directly since that would violet the rule of this forum).