koralia powerheads and wavemaker

Surferlopez · 10/01/2007, 11:22 AM

are koralia pumps safe to use with a wave maker??? I have an aquamedic 3-channel wave maker and I was wondering if I could use the koralia pumps with it?
will the on and off cycling damage the pumps?? I know a lot of people have had trouble with seio powerheads and that style of wave maker, i didn't want to make a costly mistake by burning up 3 powerheads, any advice is welcome
Danny

BangkokMatt · 10/02/2007, 12:30 AM

You can only use Koralias with a Seio controller as it changes the power of the powerhead rather than shuts it off.

Scottdl99 · 10/02/2007, 12:35 AM

I would not suggest running the koralia's on that, they rattle around alot on start up. atleast I have that problem along with a friends as well

BangkokMatt · 10/02/2007, 06:08 AM

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Originally posted by Scottdl99
I would not suggest running the koralia's on that, they rattle around alot on start up. atleast I have that problem along with a friends as well

I assume you mean the aquamedic and not the Seio. The Seio works really well

wildcrazyjoker8 · 10/02/2007, 06:55 AM

My K4's rattled for a while as well. They even made some god awful vibration noises as well. What I did was I took a old maxijet apart and used the plastic/rubber ends and stuck just the red plastic piece and some airline tubing on it and now it doesn't rattle anymore. Just my 2 cents. The Seio controller is awesome.

kuyatwo · 10/02/2007, 11:24 PM

rumor has it koralia is making a wavemaker for the pumps...

10/01/2007, 11:22 AM	#1
Surferlopez Moved On Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tampa Bay Area Posts: 602	koralia powerheads and wavemaker are koralia pumps safe to use with a wave maker??? I have an aquamedic 3-channel wave maker and I was wondering if I could use the koralia pumps with it? will the on and off cycling damage the pumps?? I know a lot of people have had trouble with seio powerheads and that style of wave maker, i didn't want to make a costly mistake by burning up 3 powerheads, any advice is welcome Danny

10/02/2007, 12:30 AM	#2
BangkokMatt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Krung Thep Posts: 3,100	You can only use Koralias with a Seio controller as it changes the power of the powerhead rather than shuts it off. __________________ I've spent a lot of money on booze, women and fish. The rest I just squandered. Current Tank Info: 150g sps Reef (now FOWLR after a devastating crash due to chiller) , 2x400w MH (Icecap ballast, Lumenmax 2, Reeflux 12k SE), Deltec AP701, Grotech Tec III, Chiller, 2 x Tunze 6101, 1 x 6205 (+ m/c), bla bla

10/02/2007, 12:35 AM	#3
Scottdl99 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Indy Posts: 411	I would not suggest running the koralia's on that, they rattle around alot on start up. atleast I have that problem along with a friends as well __________________ 80g Shallow Deep Blue: 200w LED, SWC 160, MP 10's 120g Shallow Frag Tank: 200w LED, 150w HQI's, SRO1000, WP 10's

10/02/2007, 06:55 AM	#5
wildcrazyjoker8 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Odenton MD Posts: 25	My K4's rattled for a while as well. They even made some god awful vibration noises as well. What I did was I took a old maxijet apart and used the plastic/rubber ends and stuck just the red plastic piece and some airline tubing on it and now it doesn't rattle anymore. Just my 2 cents. The Seio controller is awesome.

10/02/2007, 11:24 PM	#6
kuyatwo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Flower Mound, Texas Posts: 409	rumor has it koralia is making a wavemaker for the pumps...