what is the best powerhead out there?

[Reefplumber13]

i will be looking for one or so in a few weeks. and would like to know if maxi-jet and Hydor Koralia are good ones and what size will i need for a 55 i just dont want to cus a sand storm.. lol

 

[ralph atl]

I have 2 Tunze 6000 w controller in my 55. no issues.

 

[crew]

vortech is the best but also MUCH more expensive

I use 2 korelia 3's in my 54 without any problems

 

[jason sartain]

Korelia,I think the most "bang for the buck" It also depends on how much flow you want,you could use a korelia 3 or 4 for alot of flow or you could put 4 of the korelia nano's in there to create differant movement throughout the tank in differant spots ,just my 2 cents.
BTW,I have two Maxi-jet 1200's with the 2100 mods in our 240 gal,and they still stir things up sometimes.

 

[lees]

I have a Koralia nano in my 20 and it is great. Excellent bang for $.

 

[jhutto]

Tunze is the best!

 

[ace1204]

Vortech

 

[Reefplumber13]

Ace of Spades;256284 wrote: What's your price range?

Vortech
Tunze
Koralia
MaxiJet

I've got 2 Koralia 3's in my 55.

vortech is way out of it lol i cant see spending more on a power head then i have on the rest of the stuff. i mean my tank stand lights and filters all together. lol ill look in to the tunze to see how much they are

 

[Reefplumber13]

ok well not sure how much flow i want/need i want to keep mushrooms and zoas and softies and lps maybe. so what would you guys say would be good

 

[rostato]

Koralia's are great bang for the buck. Maxi jets work great too, but I like the uneven distribution of flow from the Koralia's.

 

[purplegorilla]

I have had tunze, vortech, koralia, maxijet. If you have the money, get tunze. If you don't, stick with maxijet or koralia.

 

[Reefplumber13]

where can i get tunze?

 

[genesisblue]

I just bought some cheap chinese knock off Koralias called "Sunsun" off of ebay...they push 1200 gph each and have magnets...I think it was around $45 shipped. Not that i expect them to last 10 years or anything, but they do the job right now.

 

[Reefplumber13]

got a link?

 

[Reefplumber13]

never mind ill look at the koralia and maxi-jet

 

[markl]

tims a keen reef sells the mod for the maxi jet. im sure you can buy a couple of 400s for nothing 2 of those with the mod would be plenty for a 55.

 

[genesisblue]

Sorry, should have made myself more clear...I got 2 chinese "Sunsuns" 1200gph pumps with magnetic attachments for $45 shipped from ebay.

 

[Reefplumber13]

genesisblue;256545 wrote: Sorry, should have made myself more clear...I got 2 chinese "Sunsuns" 1200gph pumps with magnetic attachments for $45 shipped from ebay.

you ot the link?

 

[rostato]

I quick search on ebay rendured this... http://cgi.ebay.com/SUNSUN-JVP-102B-JVP-12W-WAVE-MAKER-MAGNET-BASE-PUMP_W0QQitemZ160303459366QQihZ006QQcategoryZ46312QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262">http://cgi.ebay.com/SUNSUN-JVP-102B-JVP-12W-WAVE-MAKER-MAGNET-BASE-PUMP_W0QQitemZ160303459366QQihZ006QQcategoryZ46312QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262</a>

They have some other different looking stuff.