QUIETEST wavemaker?

[Blue Spot Octopus]

Sea Swirls

 

[Fishingandreefing]

i have to be honest and say i couldnt afford the high brand names and found the jebao OW-25 for 55.00,i use it on my 75 gal and i was very shocked by the outcome and power and silence of this lil thing!!i too have it on a newer set up but had to turn it down to half way because i got to much wave ,lol-for the price and working abilities(with options) i like it alot-time will tell....

I had mine close to 2 year in my 120. It was a bit noisy when it was new, now it’s dead silent even at 90%. My new scp 120 is noisy and I hope it will settle down after a couple of weeks.

that led me want to purchase a pair of ow25 for my Red Sea 350.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

I genuinely think Nero 5 is the best pump. I’ve had them all MP’s, Gyres, Tunzes. The Nero 5 pushes crazy flow and is dead silent.

I personally don’t like it because it can’t point towards the surface to create enough agitation and heard it kills fish

 

[RiversideReefer]

i have a aqamai kps wavemaker (just getting into reefing, my first tank, my first pump) and i coudn't tell if this thing was on unless i touch the power line and feel the vibration.

 

[RazorRamon]

I personally don’t like it because it can’t point towards the surface to create enough agitation and heard it kills fish

Interesting, they can be angled. Mine creates tons of surface agitation, haven't loss a fish to em yet. maybe I'm lucky

 

[Plecosam]

If I can't run it at 100%, then why buy it? That's the way I see it.

This is why I will never own a Porsche

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Interesting, they can be angled. Mine creates tons of surface agitation, haven't loss a fish to em yet. maybe I'm lucky

I don’t think you can angle it toward the top of the water like a traditional powerhead.

 

[fattiremike]

This is why I will never own a Porsche

I have a z06, same theory applies!

 

[Laith]

Tunze.

 

[weelo111]

I would go with the 2 MP10s for the RedSea E170. More than enough movement from them and the only time you would hear it if you were running it at 100%, but I guess you would get that with any wavemaker you run. Clean look with no wires inside the tank. They are easy to dismantle and clean with no wire dangling around while you do clean them.

 

[jacobreynolds6883]

I have 2 current Eflux 1050 on my 34 gallon at 80% wave mode. Absolutely silent.

I agree run 2 2100gph eflux and completely silent.

 

[sfin52]

I use current usa and they are dead silent.

 

[shoelaceike]

The newer jabeos are silent

 

[Fishingandreefing]

The newer jabeos are silent

My scp 120 is loud but the OW25 is dead silent. Getting a CP90 and see. If it’s silent, will get a pair and mount them on the back wall for my new reefer 350 set up.

 

[rknott]

If I can't run it at 100%, then why buy it? That's the way I see it.

My 2 cents . . . . I seldom run anything 100% (other than my kitchen blender). Running at 100% tends to push the boundaries of whatever that item is. If red line of your car is 7,000 RPM I am confident if you drove your car at 6900 RPM all the time you would get less life. For sure a pump isn't the same as a car, but at the same time many have experienced and posted in this forum running a pump at 80% will give significantly more life.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

So just got my cp90 today and it’s a bit noisy. Not sure if that will go away after a couple of months. My OW25 was like that then now it’s silent.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Btw, I am only running them at 3 power on both of the cp90 and scp 120.