Just Ordered......

kar93 · 03/23/2008, 09:39 AM

Just ordered my new Seio 620 for my 55gallon. Get ready for a new reef build everyone. It should be here next week along with my light unit

kar93 · 03/23/2008, 10:14 AM

anybody get any thoughts on the seio?

kar93 · 03/23/2008, 01:14 PM

bump

kar93 · 03/23/2008, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kar93
anybody get any thoughts on the seio?

mile sq. reefer · 03/23/2008, 03:23 PM

I just replaced my 2 Seio 620's with 2 K4's for my 55g system. What an improvement. The Seios were good but I keep SPS so I bumped up the flow from 1240 GPH to 2400. The K4's produce a nice big gentle push of water and it goes all over the tank. Just have to position them for your needs. The magnetic swivel mounting brackets are great for placing them anywhere and to keep them from falling off the glass unlike suction cups Seio 620's.

dzeadow · 03/23/2008, 03:32 PM

I have 1 seio 620 in my 20L w/ a K1 Koralia. If you're pointing it from the front to back of the tank, it might be ok, if you're going from side to side you're going to need more. I have 2 820's in my 45g cube (24x24x18h) and going from front to back of that is just enough, I was thinking of getting 1100's and dialing them back if need be. I like the Seios because they still work after 5months on my ACJr's wave timer, vs. the K1's that pretty much died after a few weeks.. not really died, but got so noisy I couldn't stand it anymore.

kar93 · 03/23/2008, 04:16 PM

It is going to be accompanied by 2 koralias. i was going to put it on the back of the tank with the cover on because they go from side to side right?

dzeadow · 03/23/2008, 04:32 PM

nope, they're stationary, they just point where you point them.

BLKTANG · 03/23/2008, 04:52 PM

I have a SEIO M820,& it goes side to side.Although i wont be needing it anymore when my 2nd VorTec gets here tomorrow.

kar93 · 03/23/2008, 04:56 PM

oooh vortec i would get one but i cant find them anywhere in the uk and if i did it would probably as much as my tank.

Aaronovky · 03/23/2008, 05:10 PM

nice1 hope it goes well

dzeadow · 03/23/2008, 06:04 PM

my seios have never moved side to side on their own.. how do you get that to happen?

kar93 · 03/23/2008, 06:08 PM

ok, if you get this this is what i had in mind.

the circles are dodgy rockwork

kar93 · 03/23/2008, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dzeadow
my seios have never moved side to side on their own.. how do you get that to happen?

I think it only does it if you have the cover on:
so it looks like this

dzeadow · 03/23/2008, 06:26 PM

yeah, i had 2 of them like that for a month and they didn't move a fraction of an inch. the part you see there is friction fit onto the pump and only moves if you manually move it... I just looked at one I had sitting around.

mile sq. reefer · 03/23/2008, 07:11 PM

The nozzle does not move on the out put of the seio 620 like a sea swirl. They are fixed and have to be positioned manually. I never ran them with the covers anyway.

kar93 · 03/24/2008, 10:17 AM

oh, i assumed they moved from side to side liek the seaswirl did. Ill play about with them till i find a good spot.

seapug · 03/24/2008, 11:36 AM

I've never used those Seios but I've seen tanks with them. They seem to create a good amount of flow but they are BIG. The K4's are a little smaller and easier to aim. Those swivel brackets alone make them better than any other powerhead I've seen or used.

dzeadow · 03/24/2008, 11:47 AM

not to mention the koralias come w/ magnet mounts vs. having to buy them seperately w/ the seios. i like my seios since they work on my wave timer, but i think i'd rather have a few k2's in my tank instead... i think I may forgo the wave timer in the future and switch to the new korlias when they come out with the DC versions that will have their own timer.. should be a sweet set up.

03/23/2008, 09:39 AM	#1
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	Just Ordered...... Just ordered my new Seio 620 for my 55gallon. Get ready for a new reef build everyone. It should be here next week along with my light unit

03/23/2008, 03:32 PM	#6
dzeadow Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 2,589	I have 1 seio 620 in my 20L w/ a K1 Koralia. If you're pointing it from the front to back of the tank, it might be ok, if you're going from side to side you're going to need more. I have 2 820's in my 45g cube (24x24x18h) and going from front to back of that is just enough, I was thinking of getting 1100's and dialing them back if need be. I like the Seios because they still work after 5months on my ACJr's wave timer, vs. the K1's that pretty much died after a few weeks.. not really died, but got so noisy I couldn't stand it anymore. __________________ - Danny Current Tank Info: Dual 50 Breeder system, 30g custom sump/fuge, MSX200, Tank1-6x24T5 retro, Tank2-4x39T5 retro

03/23/2008, 04:32 PM	#8
dzeadow Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 2,589	nope, they're stationary, they just point where you point them. __________________ - Danny Current Tank Info: Dual 50 Breeder system, 30g custom sump/fuge, MSX200, Tank1-6x24T5 retro, Tank2-4x39T5 retro

03/23/2008, 04:52 PM	#9
BLKTANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Never,Never Land Posts: 7,061	I have a SEIO M820,& it goes side to side.Although i wont be needing it anymore when my 2nd VorTec gets here tomorrow. __________________ We the few have done so much,for so long,for so little.That we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. ____________________________________________________________________________ Current Tank Info: RR 90 Maganvore sump,250w Hamilton fixture,VorTec's ASM skimmer.

03/23/2008, 06:04 PM	#12
dzeadow Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 2,589	my seios have never moved side to side on their own.. how do you get that to happen? __________________ - Danny Current Tank Info: Dual 50 Breeder system, 30g custom sump/fuge, MSX200, Tank1-6x24T5 retro, Tank2-4x39T5 retro

03/23/2008, 10:14 AM	#2
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	anybody get any thoughts on the seio?

03/23/2008, 01:14 PM	#3
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	bump

03/23/2008, 03:23 PM	#5
mile sq. reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,045	I just replaced my 2 Seio 620's with 2 K4's for my 55g system. What an improvement. The Seios were good but I keep SPS so I bumped up the flow from 1240 GPH to 2400. The K4's produce a nice big gentle push of water and it goes all over the tank. Just have to position them for your needs. The magnetic swivel mounting brackets are great for placing them anywhere and to keep them from falling off the glass unlike suction cups Seio 620's.

03/23/2008, 04:16 PM	#7
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	It is going to be accompanied by 2 koralias. i was going to put it on the back of the tank with the cover on because they go from side to side right?

03/23/2008, 04:56 PM	#10
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	oooh vortec i would get one but i cant find them anywhere in the uk and if i did it would probably as much as my tank.

03/23/2008, 05:10 PM	#11
Aaronovky Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: England Posts: 239	nice1 hope it goes well

03/23/2008, 06:08 PM	#13
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	ok, if you get this this is what i had in mind. the circles are dodgy rockwork

03/23/2008, 06:26 PM	#15
dzeadow Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 2,589	yeah, i had 2 of them like that for a month and they didn't move a fraction of an inch. the part you see there is friction fit onto the pump and only moves if you manually move it... I just looked at one I had sitting around. __________________ - Danny Current Tank Info: Dual 50 Breeder system, 30g custom sump/fuge, MSX200, Tank1-6x24T5 retro, Tank2-4x39T5 retro

03/23/2008, 07:11 PM	#16
mile sq. reefer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,045	The nozzle does not move on the out put of the seio 620 like a sea swirl. They are fixed and have to be positioned manually. I never ran them with the covers anyway.

03/24/2008, 10:17 AM	#17
kar93 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 5,521	oh, i assumed they moved from side to side liek the seaswirl did. Ill play about with them till i find a good spot.

03/24/2008, 11:36 AM	#18
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	I've never used those Seios but I've seen tanks with them. They seem to create a good amount of flow but they are BIG. The K4's are a little smaller and easier to aim. Those swivel brackets alone make them better than any other powerhead I've seen or used. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

03/24/2008, 11:47 AM	#19
dzeadow Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bozeman, MT Posts: 2,589	not to mention the koralias come w/ magnet mounts vs. having to buy them seperately w/ the seios. i like my seios since they work on my wave timer, but i think i'd rather have a few k2's in my tank instead... i think I may forgo the wave timer in the future and switch to the new korlias when they come out with the DC versions that will have their own timer.. should be a sweet set up. __________________ - Danny Current Tank Info: Dual 50 Breeder system, 30g custom sump/fuge, MSX200, Tank1-6x24T5 retro, Tank2-4x39T5 retro