Wave creating effect on fish tank

[wil_lee76]

Hi there,

i was wondering what brands that the LFS using for their tank...those can wave from side to side, small pump located at the corner of the tank...dun knw what that called...what brands you guys recommend?

Originally Posted by wil_lee76

Hi there,

i was wondering what brands that the LFS using for their tank...those can wave from side to side, small pump located at the corner of the tank...dun knw what that called...what brands you guys recommend?

Actually if you have a chiller, it doesn't matter whether the power head is a good brand or a bad brand. Just like resun power head, its cheap and strong, but it produces a lot of heat. Go for brand like maxi-jet etc ( very expensive though ) if you dun have a chiller/cooling fan.

[wil_lee76]

Originally Posted by mansiz

Actually if you have a chiller, it doesn't matter whether the power head is a good brand or a bad brand. Just like resun power head, its cheap and strong, but it produces a lot of heat. Go for brand like maxi-jet etc ( very expensive though ) if you dun have a chiller/cooling fan.

But what power should i buy? 800l/h? or what? seems to many powerhead in LFS and cannot make up my mind....seems confusing....

So you are using it as a form of circulating the water in your main tank right? Not as a return pump ah? How big is your tank?

Oh I saw it from your gallery, you have a 3 feet tank ah? And you have a chiller, so you don't have to buy an expensive power head, you can go for resun sp 3800, its 2000L/HR, good for tank circulating, 800L/HR is too low.

[wil_lee76]

Originally Posted by mansiz

So you are using it as a form of circulating the water in your main tank right? Not as a return pump ah? How big is your tank?

3ft tank , yes for circulation for my future corals......

Originally Posted by wil_lee76

Hi there,

i was wondering what brands that the LFS using for their tank...those can wave from side to side, small pump located at the corner of the tank...dun knw what that called...what brands you guys recommend?

Those are Eden 228 powerhead or some are branded under ZooMed.
For water circulation, the good ones are RIO SEIO and TUNZE.

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/inde...&highlite=seio
http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/inde...highlite=tunze

I would recommend Rio Seio M820 for a 3ft tank...

[KaLiB]

1 very important thing to note, if your sand is very fine(like grade2 and below), a wavemaker(Like Tunze Turbelle or Rio Seio) can churn it up resulting in not only a sandstorm but LR avalanches(assuming you used LR). So, IMO advisable to put a layer of coarse sand over the sandbed to prevent this from happening.

if u face to power heads against each other,u will see random current at times..

http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/sur...l/aa092499.htm

hope this helps~