EtOH_is_good Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 the mod doesn't make the flow completely random. water flow can come out at one of two angles. switching the pump on and off will increase the chance that the flow angle will be different. im not familiar with the natural wave maker, but with the chauvet timer flow patterns are sometimes different. if you cant see the difference, move the ph closer to the surface and plung and unplug the ph. should be able to clearly see two flow angles. Link to comment
Sushi Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 have you guys ever seen one of these? i got one at my LFS and attached it to my minijet 606... it seems to decrease the flow slightly since it converts the power of flow into energy to turn some gears in the deflector...but it still spits out a decent amount of "rotating" current. best thing is that it doesn't require any extra batteries and it's a VERY easy install. Link to comment
MrKrispy Posted August 4, 2004 Author Share Posted August 4, 2004 does it end up just spitting water out of the tank? I am unclear what directions the flow come out of Link to comment
jtsam Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 yeah, i'm interested in this too, i thought about buying one of those, but i wasnt sure how well it worked Link to comment
Sushi Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 it doesn't spit water out of the tank, but it does aim it towards the top to break the surface every rotation. the deflector is angled at about 45 degrees so it doesn't spit stuff out 90 degs sending water splashing... the bad thing about this, is that it decreases flow substantially. i would guess about 50% of the flow is converted into energy by a little fan that turns some gears which rotate the deflector. so if you don't have a powerful PH, this thing is practically useless. on my minijet 606, the flow that ends up coming out of the pump is slowed down quite a bit, but from what i see it still puts out a fair amount of rotating current. here's a pic of the back, it kind of shows the diagram of how it works... Link to comment
jtsam Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 do you think that snails and slugs or anemones would need to be protected from it?..... could it be deemed the wheel of death? Link to comment
Sushi Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 i've never seen any of my snails/hermits/slugs venture anywhere near the thing. from what i see there's no way they can get in, unless they crawl through the spout ... even if they manage to force their way past the current, their shells will obstruct them from going in any further... as for anemones, make sure the intake into your powerhead is anemone proof, the output puts out too much current for an anemone to run into my short answer: it's safe. Link to comment
MrKrispy Posted August 6, 2004 Author Share Posted August 6, 2004 Actually this thing (although bulky) might be great for 20Ls. Big PHs are needed to move water to the middle of the tank, but it is difficult getting movement around corals at the ends of the tank unless you have some HOB stuff. If you have corals near the end they will get blasted by the PH trying to get water near the middle of the tank. If this thing put out a (reduced flow) straight stream of water in addition to the rotating one it would be awesome. Still looks kinda big though. Link to comment
MrKrispy Posted August 6, 2004 Author Share Posted August 6, 2004 Hydor makes those heater/powerhead combos I was wondering about too...Thermopump or something like that. Link to comment
Sushi Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 yea it's pretty clunky... but i think it's worth it... even though it puts out far less flow, the amount that gets deflected is enough to "mix" things up, my corals no longer flow in 1 direction, they get gently tossed around, in all directions. it beats the hell out of a straight stream... Link to comment
jtsam Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 hey uchiha, how did you attatch that thing to your nano cube? i have one right now and i cant seem to do it Link to comment
Sushi Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 i used the adapters that they come with... the trick is to use 2 of them. i used the 2 medium sized ones and i put the two "small" ends together, making it look somewhat like an hour-glass thing. then i stuck one fat end onto the spout, and the other fat end onto the deflector. if u need pix, PM me and i'll try to get a pic of what i'm talking about. just play with it and you should be able to figure something out hope that helps. Link to comment
Kelpie Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 jtsam, Don't eat that cat! Link to comment
carcynogen Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 i have 2 of those hydor things too...they work fine...turn pretty fast when they're moving..goes around once in about 10 seconds? the funny thing for me is that constantly i will find my snails on top of one and turning with it...i figured it's a merry-go-around for them Link to comment
dodgerblew Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Originally posted by uchiha have you guys ever seen one of these? i got one at my LFS and attached it to my minijet 606... it seems to decrease the flow slightly since it converts the power of flow into energy to turn some gears in the deflector...but it still spits out a decent amount of "rotating" current. best thing is that it doesn't require any extra batteries and it's a VERY easy install. what store? Link to comment
birdman204 Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Originally posted by jtsam could it be deemed the wheel of death? "I shall call it, The Wheel of Death!" Yeah, Krispy stated, I am using a MJ1200, in a 10g, but I have the output split 2 ways with 1/2 inch locline. the flow is perfect, one goes behind the rockwork, and one points in front... and I don't even think I need my HOB, but I run it anyway. Link to comment
Sushi Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Dodgerblew: Originally posted by dodgerblew what store? Octopuss Garden in San Diego.858-576-7449 MapQuest to OG Link to comment
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