NEED HELP ASAP!!! with NANO WAVEmAKER

[0000]

I am trying to start a nano saltwater tank.

I have purchased a "Hydor Koralia 12V Controllable PowerHead Nano"


I did not realize that this powerhead, doesnt go directly into a wall outlet.


this is a picture of the power line running from it
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1372/5104411583_ff3f098aa3_m.jpg

I am extrememly confused with that wire. What does it plug into?

what is it called, where can I buy it?

Pleas help me if you can

 

[0000]

I am trying to start a nano saltwater tank.

I have purchased a "Hydor Koralia 12V Controllable PowerHead Nano"


I did not realize that this powerhead, doesnt go directly into a wall outlet.


this is a picture of the power line running from it
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1372/5104411583_ff3f098aa3_m.jpg

I am extrememly confused with that wire. What does it plug into?

what is it called, where can I buy it?

Pleas help me if you can

 

[pat8you]

The pictures don't load here at work so i can't say for sure. But from what you are discribing i would say you got a powerhead that requires a wavemaker controller to run. It is a box that controls the power heads to make different flow patterns. Check and see if Koralia makes a wavemaker.

 

[melosu58]

Moved To General Hardware and equipment Discussion.

 

[Smitty]

Doing a quick search I found that power head listed for sale. In the description it says "The Koralia #1 12V range is specifically designed for use connected to the Hydor Koralia Wavemaker system. IT CAN NOT BE USED WITHOUT THE Hydor Koralia Wavemaker."

The Wavemaker system is another 260.00-400.00...

 

[pat8you]

As i feared. Might want to return that for a normal koralia power head since this is just a nano.

 

[0000]

what do you guys think about this?

it id the cheapest one I found. $50 shipped
Hydor Pump Koralia 1 Controllable

still confused tho, is that the powerhead or the controller that is being sold?

any1?

 

[Smitty]

Looks again like you need to have a control unit... that is why it says "controllable".

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

As Smitty said... any of the "controllable" Koralias need the base control unit. There are two flavors of the control unit - one of them controls 2 pumps, the other controls 4. Both are very pricey.

I'm thinking you want something like this...

https://www.petsolutions.com/Default.aspx?ItemID=41400716

These plug directly into the wall, and do not need a control unit. They are either "on" or "off".

 

[neilanh]

I believe (don't quote me) that this PH requires a wavemaker to operate, meaning it can't just be plugged in and run standalone.

Hydor makes a wavemaker system that you'll need to run this head.

 

[Smitty]

I'm pretty sure there was another thread about this somewhere and the same information was relayed... don't know if that was a different poster though.

 

[melosu58]

Merged two same threads together