trish&dave
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Just bought two Korilla 3 PH's. Can these be hooked up to a Wave maker? How often should you alternate flow?
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trish&dave
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I was afraid of that answer. Is it just at the start? My maxi jets were noisy as well, but I just dealt with it. Figured it was better for the corals.
mkzimms
Member
the problem is propeller based power heads (korlias, seios, modded mj) will reverse rotate when started. both korlia and seio make wake makers specially designed for their propeller pumps. they never actually shut the pump off, just dim the voltage and then ramp it backup... this way the propeller never actually stops spinning in the correct direction. you can not use propeller based power heads on normal wave makers.
natclanwy
Active Member
Koralias can be modded to be used on a standard wavemaker using a piece of airline tubing on the propeller shaft between the propeller and the guard. I have a K3 and K4 cycling every hour since June with no issues and they don't clatter when they start. You have to experiment with the length of tubing if it is too long the powerheads can start in reverse and if it is too short they will still clatter.
mkzimms
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Originally Posted by natclanwy
http:///forum/post/2845848
Koralias can be modded to be used on a standard wavemaker using a piece of airline tubing on the propeller shaft between the propeller and the guard. I have a K3 and K4 cycling every hour since June with no issues and they don't clatter when they start. You have to experiment with the length of tubing if it is too long the powerheads can start in reverse and if it is too short they will still clatter.
can you post pictures of your setup? i know this is a big issue for many people and a DIY mod for it would be a huge help and of course much appreciated.
http:///forum/post/2845848
Koralias can be modded to be used on a standard wavemaker using a piece of airline tubing on the propeller shaft between the propeller and the guard. I have a K3 and K4 cycling every hour since June with no issues and they don't clatter when they start. You have to experiment with the length of tubing if it is too long the powerheads can start in reverse and if it is too short they will still clatter.
can you post pictures of your setup? i know this is a big issue for many people and a DIY mod for it would be a huge help and of course much appreciated.