Timing Pumps

stevetcg · 03/03/2010, 06:30 PM

I just got 2 new korelia 3 pumps and was wondering... do you put them on the lighting timers or do you run them 24/7?

I know the idea of wavemaking... but I dont have that kind of timer.

gonpostal · 03/03/2010, 06:48 PM

It's best to leave them on 24/7. You need the flow in your tank all the time, and those pumps are not made to keep switching on and off.

Shane Hoffman · 03/03/2010, 07:01 PM

Koralias (older models K1 -K4) need to be ran 24/7. In fact you can damage the koralias by constantly cycling them on and off. The motors will burn out. If you want to create random flow buy power heads that are meant to cycle on and off. Vortechs and Tunze are both ok for this. I find I get pretty random flow by pointing them at rock work to break up the constant directional flow normally produced.

boilermaker1 · 03/03/2010, 07:13 PM

Run them 24/7. The ocean never stops, neither should the flow in the tank. If you aim the pumps at the glass or at each other from across the tank, or at a rock, you'll end up with some degree of random flow.

03/03/2010, 06:30 PM	#1
stevetcg Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Melbourne FL Posts: 321	Timing Pumps I just got 2 new korelia 3 pumps and was wondering... do you put them on the lighting timers or do you run them 24/7? I know the idea of wavemaking... but I dont have that kind of timer.

03/03/2010, 07:01 PM	#3
Shane Hoffman Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 45 mins from Chicago Posts: 2,009	Koralias (older models K1 -K4) need to be ran 24/7. In fact you can damage the koralias by constantly cycling them on and off. The motors will burn out. If you want to create random flow buy power heads that are meant to cycle on and off. Vortechs and Tunze are both ok for this. I find I get pretty random flow by pointing them at rock work to break up the constant directional flow normally produced. __________________ A wise man once said "Never play leap frog with a unicorn" Current Tank Info: 150 gallon glass with 20 gallon sump, 175lbs of coraline covered live rock, EuroReef skimmer rated for 250gal, 25watt Aqua UV sterilizer, Fluval FX5, Hamilton 3x250watt MH, 160 watt Blue actinic....Mixed reef

03/03/2010, 06:48 PM	#2
gonpostal Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 550	It's best to leave them on 24/7. You need the flow in your tank all the time, and those pumps are not made to keep switching on and off.

03/03/2010, 07:13 PM	#4
boilermaker1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Posts: 784	Run them 24/7. The ocean never stops, neither should the flow in the tank. If you aim the pumps at the glass or at each other from across the tank, or at a rock, you'll end up with some degree of random flow.