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03/27/2010, 04:15 PM
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Location: Virginia
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Need help choicing powerheads for reefkeeper
I just got a reefkeeper controller and wanted to use the wavemaker option with it. I have a moded maxijet and a tunze that aren't suppose to be turned off and on a lot.
So my question is, are there any good powerheads that would work? |
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03/27/2010, 04:31 PM
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Location: Rochester, NY
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I've been using modded Maxi Jets with no problems. I probably put them both on standby three or more times a day.
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"You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor. |
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03/27/2010, 04:36 PM
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Super Best Friends!
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: OKC, OK
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I was just about to ask this question myself!
I'll be replacing 2 K2's and a K1. What would work well for that?
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"The moral is the chosen, not the forced; the understood, not the obeyed. The moral is the rational, and reason accepts no commandments." - John Galt Current Tank Info: Cadlights 60G Arisan II mixed reef with 2x MP40s and 24" ATI |
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03/27/2010, 04:38 PM
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what do you mean standby?
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03/27/2010, 06:24 PM
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The Reefkeepers have a standby option that allows you to press two buttons to turn off powerheads (or return pump or whatever you want to stop for a given amount of time) to subdue flow while you feed. I find leaving that much flow going while feeding moves the food around faster than the fish can keep up with. Some people even put a skimmer on standby. I cease powerhead flow for ten minutes, but the Reefkeeper lets you choose any time interval you want.
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"You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor. |
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