Which powerheads are the best in 2018

[FugeTown]

looking for new powerheads for my 40 gallon breeder which is gonna be turning into a sps dominant tank. The powerheads I have now are kinda noisy so I'm trying to find the quietest ones on the market. I read reviews on all the new powerheads but they all have some bad reviews so I'm asking the reef2reef community for help,
Thank you
Fugetown

 

[Bpb]

I feel like ecotech marine mp10’s will be the king of the mountain for a 40b

 

[BigJim]

I would look at the MP10 or Tunze Turbelle for a 40 breeder.

 

[FugeTown]

Cool , I'm gonna go check those out
I haven't seen them yet.

 

[Breadman03]

I would look at the MP10 or Tunze Turbelle for a 40 breeder.

Agreed. Note that some Tunze are just on/off and others have built in controllers for wavemaking function. Also, some Ecotech pumps don’t have wireless chips.

 

[Forsaken77]

I would also look at the Sicce Xtreme models. They also make a DC model that encompasses the ranges of all of the AC pumps, but is more expensive.

I have a few of the AC pumps and they're dead silent, move a LOT of water, and are the smallest powerheads I've ever owned.

 

[ThunderGoose]

Bump for more opinions. I'm looking into new powerheads myself right now. Since my urchin chewed on the wiring of one of mine [note to self, don't forget to put the urchin protector on the new ones].

I have two CoralBox QP-5s. They're good pump, move a lot of water, are controllable BUT are hard to clean. So I'm considering switching.

 

[roberthu526]

Jebao OW25. Hands down the most quiet powerhead I have ever owned. The list includes hydor, gyre, Jebao PP series, and Vortech MP40s

 

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Depending on how you have your return line setup, you may be able to get away without power heads. We have at least one customer that did just that - check out that flow.

 

[FugeTown]

Depending on how you have your return line setup, you may be able to get away without power heads. We have at least one customer that did just that - check out that flow.

That’s a pretty sweet setup

 

[pelphrey]

@Scubabum is who that tank belongs to!

 

[Ivan j]

Gyre, that’s what I have running on my cvue 40 which has the same dimensions as a 40B and I love it

 

[FugeTown]

Gyre, that’s what I have running on my cvue 40 which has the same dimensions as a 40B and I love it

I’ve had my eye on that one but have been scared by some of the bad reviews. I know a local reefer that uses one too and works for him really good, I’m definitely keeping that option in mind plus I like the size of it compared to a bunch of powerheads.

 

[ZachR32]

I like the jebaos. Cheap, silent, haven't had any issues yet. I run 3 pp4s on my 40 b and would probably do 4 if I didn't have a mixed reef

 

[Chef Tommy]

Just switched jeabo 25 for gyre 3k and could not be happier with results!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ecotechs and Gyres are hard to beat

 

[Neighhoma]

I have 2 mp10 in a 40 breeder and they are quiet.

 

[DesertReefT4r]

Best imo would be 2 MP10QDW. If you need low cost and performance 2 Jebao PP-4 would do well for all corals in a 40B. My PP-8s are really powerful espeically for the size.

 

[ca1ore]

Vortech make excellent pumps, but they are hardly the 'quietest on the market'. If you really want quiet, if look at tunze.

 

[WetPets]

I like the ecotech pumps the best. Depending on how you had it set up you could do 1 or 2 pumps. The mp40 is also a good option if you plan on going to a bigger tank eventually.

If you need a less expensive option reefbreeders makes a nice pump. It is a good middle of the road option and they are dc.

I also like the hydor gen 3 pumps for a cheap powerhead.