Drew Palagyi
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The aquarium I am setting up is a 60gal. live rock, fish only tank. I was wondering how do I know what size pumps do I get? Should I get a wave maker controller or just power heads? Any help would be appreciated.
What Size power head or Wave maker do I use?
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tur4k
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I'd stay away from wave maker controllers unless you know that the power heads that you are using with them don't make noise when starting. I made the mistake of trying to use a hydor wave maker with hydor koralia evolution power heads. It knocks like crazy every time it turns a pump on.
An Ecotech Vortech would be great for making waves if you can afford to drop $500 on a power head. Otherwise I'd probably just get a couple of Koralia Evolutions and forget about the controller.
An Ecotech Vortech would be great for making waves if you can afford to drop $500 on a power head. Otherwise I'd probably just get a couple of Koralia Evolutions and forget about the controller.
silverado61
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You need a total of 1200gph water movement. So either two 600gph power heads or two 800gph power heads would be better.
Drew Palagyi
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Awesome! I ordered two 800gph koralia power heads. Thank you all.