Hydor wave maker?
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Topic: Hydor wave maker?
Posted By: boadyboom
Subject: Hydor wave maker?
Date Posted: April 20 2013 at 11:14am
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http://www.amazon.com/Hydor-Smart-Circulation-Controller-channel/dp/B005TJCU0U/ref=pd_sim_petsupplies_2" rel="nofollow - http://www.amazon.com/Hydor-Smart-Circulation-Controller-channel/dp/B005TJCU0U/ref=pd_sim_petsupplies_2
Anyone ever use this? What do they think of it?
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Posted By: improdigal
Date Posted: April 26 2013 at 12:49pm
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Looked at them, but found it's much easier (and cheaper) to just get an oversized return pump and then use a SCWD inline instead, then you create waves off your return lines, not via more pumps in your tank. SCWDs: http://compare.ebay.com/like/290589798577?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar" rel="nofollow - http://compare.ebay.com/like/290589798577?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar I took it one step further and put rotating heads on each return line as well, so that I have left-right wave AND rotating flow out of each head... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hydor-FLO-Rotating-Deflector-Power-Head-Wave-Maker-for-Reef-Nano-NEW-Version-/251151200490?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a79c730ea" rel="nofollow - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hydor-FLO-Rotating-Deflector-Power-Head-Wave-Maker-for-Reef-Nano-NEW-Version-/251151200490?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a79c730ea After I did this I was able to remove all powerheads from my system, and all my corals got pretty thick pretty fast, so I'm a big believer in water rotation :-)  ------------- Patrick |