WP-40 Max Watts Usage

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I'm going to be starting up a new tank, along with a battery backup unit for the power head. Been considering WP-40. Before I go out and put out some cash for the power head and backup battery system, does anyone know the watt usage for a WP40 ?

Thanks in advance
 
If you can wait until this evening when I get home and find my notes, I put both a WP-25 and WP-40 through all their steps on a Kill A Watt meter and listed all the wattages both high and low for each setting.
 
OK, here is what I came up with using a Kill A Watt EZ meter on new a WP-40 and WP-25. One thing I may check is to see if the wattage dropped as they broke in better. In the beginning both made a little noise like the bushings were snug for a few days then became totally silent so its possible there is/was a little drag and extra power consumption at first.

WP-40 wattage:

H1=38.1
H2=26.8
H1=17.0

W1 and S3 speed with the knob all the way Right=6.8 to 11.3w, all the way to the left=8.1 to 9.2
W1-S2 to the R=9.3 to 17.0, to the L=11.0 to 13.1

W1 and S1 to the R=12.1 to 23, to the L 13.5 to 16.4w

W2 with the knob right=15.2 to 38.0, to the left = 17.0 to 36w

W3 with the knob right =12.8 to 37w, to the L was 14.1 to 33.5w

Else was 13.8w to 38.5w

Night mode was around 15.4 watts


On the WP-25

H1=20.1
H2=14.7
H1=9.0

W1 and S3 speed with the knob all the way Right=4.2 to 6.4w, all the way to the left=4.6 to 5.4
W1-S2 to the R=9.3 to 17.0, to the L=11.0 to 13.1

W1 and S1 to the R=5.4 to 9.4, to the L 6.0 to 7.0w

W2 with the knob right=8.1 to 20.1, to the left = 9.0 to 19.5w

W3 with the knob right =6.7 to 19.5w, to the L=6.8 to 19.4

Else was 7.3w to 20.2w

Night mode was around 8.0 to 8.2 watts

Hope that answers your question.
I have been extremely pleased with the WP-25's in my 100G mixed reef. I tried the WP-40 at first but it was too powerful and moved my 5-6" Southdown DSB around so I switched to the 25's and only have one of them on the 75% setting and the other the 50% setting.
 
Hope that answers your question.
I have been extremely pleased with the WP-25's in my 100G mixed reef. I tried the WP-40 at first but it was too powerful and moved my 5-6" Southdown DSB around so I switched to the 25's and only have one of them on the 75% setting and the other the 50% setting.

Ohh man i just ordered (2) WP-40s for my 120. I kinda feel this might be to much flow and knock around my DSB will see what happens.
 

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