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Hydor Koralia pumps and wavemakers
Has anyone out there had experience using Hydor Koralia pumps with a wavemaker? I am considering getting 4 of the Hydor Koralia 1 pumps and one of the Red Sea Wavemaster Pro wavemakers. I talked to someone at Hydor and they said they don't officially support Wavemakers and that the warranty doesn't covery any damage incurred by use with a wavemaker. He did say that he had heard of people having luck with them though. Any suggestions?
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I've heard that they don't do well if they are shut off/then on completely. I have heard that if you have a wavemaker with the option to turn each powerhead down (not off) that they have better long term results. I have no evidence of this other than what I have read. Personally I keep mine on 24 hours a day and run MJ's on a wavemaker to supplement.
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I have Koralias 4's ( 2 ) used in a 160, they blow like monsters. I like them, for the price that you pay. Its wide, my corals seem happy and many times I see my fish catching a wave to let loose.
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Does anyone have suggestions for what powerheads work well with wavemakers such as the Wavemaker Pro from Red Sea?
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get 4 sureflow modded maxi jets, they do great with RS wave makers. korilas will get stuck to much with starting and stopping, even with the red seas soft start.
rios i hear do well to but i havent seen it done personally |
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You can only use a Seio controller as a wavemaker for Koralias due to the PHs power being alternated from 40% to 100%.
By the way K1s don't give out much flow. How big is your tank.
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I have a 150 Gallon tank
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The Koralia's will lock up with any wavemakers
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I always here that koralias not good for wave makers. Also i would use for spot flow only.
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I think I will go with the maxi-jets
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I would. They have better control with flow control knob and duckbill for dirrection control. If you want a koralia then use it for flow control. Look here for flow in your reef tank.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/1/aafeature/view
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with a 150g you will need quite powerful PHs. The K1s would have made hardly any impact.
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Would 4 Modded 1200 Maxijets give me enough punch?
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I have the 2 koralias, and they are set on timers that I bought from Ikea for 6 bucks for a 2 pack.
Works great, I have the koralias going on and off along with some crappy pumps. I havent had any problems with them yet. Time interval between on and off is 5 mins on, 15 mins off. I stopped it though, because the clicking sound started to annoy me. |
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This is what I use and I love it.
Better built than the Seio controller and you can get it as a 4 plug or 6 plug configuration. Best of all ....$60 !!! http://www.amazon.com/Elation-T4-Fou.../dp/B0002DNW5A |
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wavemakers like red sea are just an on and off timer. Starting the pump is the most stress on the impeller. Your basically going from 0 to over 3000 rpm. Try starting your car 100-200 times a day. something is going to give.
I used the seio controller since it came out and has worked well but need more flow so when to 1500 seio instead of Koralia |
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I have my Koraila's on a RS wavemaker and they seems to be fine RIGHT now. But they brake its an excuse to get new ones.
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dont go with Koralia 1s, i have 75 gallon and run 2 Koralia 4s ! and i am happy no wavemaker though, i run them accross from eachother for 12 hours every day... they do generate a lot of flow.
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I use something similar to the controller that jackfrost uses, here and you can get it for 30 bucks, I control 2 Koralia's and 2 Maxi Mods on it, I usually run it in 2 channel mode which turns the pumps on at one side of the tank then turns the other side on, or you can run it in 4 channel mode which shuts each pump off and on independently. The Koralia's clank once in awhile but not too bad.
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Quote:
http://www.tritonaquatics.com/index_...GulfStream.htm |
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