Minimum amount of water above ReefWave 45...?

[salty150]

Anyone know what the absolute minimum amount of water above the ReefWave 45 would be...?

1" of water above the barrel? 1.5". 2"...?

 

[tundra420619]

Im wondering the same for a ReefWave 25.

 

[mr. lovestrong]

place it deep! i have a reef wave 45 mounted 6" deep and the cage that directs flow rotated and blew water out and over and onto the cabinet that houses my ecotech ballasts. nearly started a fire and wiped out a lot of my ballasts.

 

[SteveG_inDC]

place it deep! i have a reef wave 45 mounted 6" deep and the cage that directs flow rotated and blew water out and over and onto the cabinet that houses my ecotech ballasts. nearly started a fire and wiped out a lot of my ballasts.

Whoa, this looks like a deal-breaker, since the advantage of these style of gyre pumps is the ability to mount it high. Any other experiences out there?

 

[Oldreefer44]

depends on how you program them, how you direct the flow etc.. Have 2 of them. One is 2 inches below the surface the other 4. No issues