WTB wave makers/powerheads
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I have a Jebao WP-40, and 2 Hydor 1050's....I think they are 1050's I'll have to check. The Jebao makes a great surge/wavemaker. I might also have the JBJ Ocean Pulse Duo, which can switch the flow on or off on the 1050's. If you are interested I can go dig through the boxes of collected reef stuff in the basement.
I ran the Wp-40 with 2x the 1050's. I put the Wp-40 near the top center, and the 1050's on the bottom center facing right and left. The WP-40 is a strong pump, it will send a wave all the way across that 72". I had it on my 48" 150 gal. and the wave would easily be 1 or 2 inches all the way across. Early Jebao pumps seemed to be good for a year and then they would die, at least that was what they were notorious for. I feel like the quality has improved as I am seeing less "Jeabo sucks" being tossed around.
Ultimately, I got rid of it because my wife said it was too loud. She also says the 1050's by them selves are too loud. Yet she insists on sitting 2 ft. away from the aquarium every night! I replaced them all with the Maxspect xf-150 gyre, which has been very good for me for the last 6 months.
Ultimately, I got rid of it because my wife said it was too loud. She also says the 1050's by them selves are too loud. Yet she insists on sitting 2 ft. away from the aquarium every night! I replaced them all with the Maxspect xf-150 gyre, which has been very good for me for the last 6 months.
I really like it. You can see the flow go across the top, down the side, across the bottom (about 2/3 of the way) and then back up toward the XF150. I just leave it on continuous flow, but it has a pulse function, as well as a forward and reverse function. However, when in reverse it creates too much noise and is fairly ineffective (it moves like 25% as much water as in forward). I think there are some principles of fluid dynamics at play, laminar flow vs. turbulent flow..
