Jason7504 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 i have a tunze 6045 and K1 and i want to get a redsea wavemaker..do these PH's work well on this or any wayemakers? Link to comment
J-Bass Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 No. The Maxi-Jet powerheads work best for the RedSea Wavemakers. Link to comment
Jason7504 Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 i dont use maxijets though..i heard that as long as the wavemaker has soft start that any PH will work and that it depends more on the wavemaker.is this true? Link to comment
Jason7504 Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 will the redsea hurt the tunze or k1 at all? Link to comment
J-Bass Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 The K1 & 6045 weren't designed for wavemaker devices. If I were you, since you have a nice tank w/nice gear. Why not go for one of those Vortechs? People here are getting sweet deals in those Group Buys in the classified section. Link to comment
Jason7504 Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 yeah but even with the deals, there still over 150..and the resear im getting for 50..so you think that being on a wavemaker will hurt my PH's? Link to comment
Matty1124 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 yes those pumps are not made to be started and stopped... plus the props on them are directional and will start spinning any direction (meaning the water will flow the wrong direction sometimes)... if your looking for wave making you have to get something that is designed for a wave maker... either Maxi Jets or prop style pumps that are designed for it (koralia makes some) Link to comment
05XRunner Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 my LFS has reg 3# and #4 on wavemakers..but since they sometimes start backwards..they bounce off that stopper a bunch of times before they kick in going the right way..You can do it but that clicking sound might get annoying fast or the stoppers will break off and they will spin in reverse and it will shorten the life of the pump Link to comment
chironerd21 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Yes... the K1s and the Tunze aren't made for wavemakers...you will break them with any wavemaker... as these wavemakers are made for powerheads not these ones..... sometimes if you even pull the plug and replug on the Korilas several times.... you can jam it... I have that issue with my Nanos... this already shows that the Rea Sea wavemaker will produce the same effect...as what it does is just 'power on/off" the Kordila to just get the wavemaking effect.... That why they have their own Kordila/Tunze 'wavemaker' versions.... Also the cost of the Rea Sea wavemaker and the tunze + K1... is almost the same price as the Vortech MP20... and it will do much better in your solana... Link to comment
Jason7504 Posted March 22, 2009 Author Share Posted March 22, 2009 Yes... the K1s and the Tunze aren't made for wavemakers...you will break them with any wavemaker... as these wavemakers are made for powerheads not these ones..... sometimes if you even pull the plug and replug on the Korilas several times.... you can jam it... I have that issue with my Nanos... this already shows that the Rea Sea wavemaker will produce the same effect...as what it does is just 'power on/off" the Kordila to just get the wavemaking effect.... That why they have their own Kordila/Tunze 'wavemaker' versions.... Also the cost of the Rea Sea wavemaker and the tunze + K1... is almost the same price as the Vortech MP20... and it will do much better in your solana... ok well thats good i didn't buy one then..well i was gonna get the red sea for 50 used and i got my K1 for 25 and tunze for 50 so only 125 whereas the vortech is like 250..i want it though..maybe someday lol Link to comment
Jason7504 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 i called tunze and he said the same thing that you guys have said but that they can be turned on and off safely every 15 mins. so if i could find a wavemaker that has longer time intervals, that might work. i wonder if K1's are the same? Link to comment
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