Water Movers: What powerheads are you using and are you happy with them?

[RedReefer]

Octo pulse, and Tunze. The Octo Pulse is my favorite!

 

[spsick]

I am typically a proponent of high quality German or US made reef products, but I have been running 2 Jebao PP4 and 2 RW8 on my 65 gal SPS tank for a good 3 years with no hiccups. I just keep them clean. ‍

 

[Weasel1960]

Ok

I am currently using WAV, Vortech, Rossmont and Maxspect pumps.

ok so please finish answering, are you happy with them and what would you want to use

 

[Karliefish]

internal or external overflow? I still believe 4 MP60’s is way overkill, and this is coming from somebody who runs 6 stages of DI, 5 carbon blocks, and a chloramine monster to make water lol. Im running dual COR20 along my pumps also, I would run Royal’s if they fit my sump. Either way thats an epic amount of flow, will be killer for an sps tank.

My gut tells me you will end up turning 2 of them down if you end of adding any type of LPS, that is my exact problem right now.

Yea....LOL as I also think it’s a bit over-the-top, but do think my SPS corals would love it. I have two external overflows. What would you remove in this configuration - the reefwaves or a pair of MP60s? Like what you are experiencing I’m trying to figure out how I’ll get LPS to thrive in my hurricane!?

 

[Jake atkinson]

2 Octo pulse on sides and two gyre 250 on top on a 6 ft. Peninsula. Great combo. The Octos can move some serious water.

 

[Dj City]

I've been happy with what I am running.
I have 4 Neptune Wav pumps staggard on the back wall of my 180g tank plus 2 Maxspect fx 350's on opposing side walls.
My 180g is only 5ft long but it's 30 inches deep and 2ft wide.

Sometimes I think I have too much flow because I seem to always have "stuff" blowing around.

One things for sure though, I have no dead spots and things don't settle out.

 

[badluckman]

2 Tunze Nanostream and 1 Tunze Stream 3 for a 190g 6ft tank.
It works and I have no deadspots or algae growing anywhere on the sandbed but I would like to add 1 more Nanostream and connect it all to a controller for a more consistent waveaction.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

What are your favorite powerheads today?

 

[Schraufabagel]

Currently using an AI Nero 3 for my nano. Don't get me wrong, it works well, I just wish I had gotten a gyre instead. The narrow spread of flow just doesn't help keep stuff off my sand without blowing it around