Maxijet Natural Wavemaker System

[Salttanker]

Hi everyone,

Not sure if anyone has seen this yet, but it looks like liveaquaria.com has put together a nice wave maker kit for a decent price. Enjoy!

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...d=12061&ref=3055&subref=AA&N=2004+2035+113040

Mike

 

[stusclan]

I saw that yesterday - looks interesting - great price! Maybe after I get my lights

 

[Salttanker]

I thought it was a pretty good price too, considering the Maxijets generally costs between $20-$23 each, and if you need a few in the tank, the Wavemaker is almost free with this deal.

Mike

 

[XXFirefighter]

and I already have 2 MAxijets though...
Hmmm....

 

[Salttanker]

Yep. I just bought 2 new Maxijet replacements a month ago. I wish I this deal would have been there before I purchased them.

Mike

 

[mrpope]

this or a scwd? Hmmmm.......

 

[XXFirefighter]

this or a scwd? Hmmmm.......

I just picked one of those up too...
Just thats so dam big to have in your tank with another powerhead stuck to it...

 

[mrpope]

I was going to set up a closed loop, so nothing is in the tank - only the inlets and outlets

 

[lando]

I have three maxi-jet 1200s and that wave timer in my tank. I bought it all seperately and you can bet I paid more then $82 for it. It works well in my tank, although I am concerned the "start-up" of the PH is a bit harsh. I wonder if it will effect their life? Works well for me.

 

[guitarded]

i wouldn't be too concerned about pump start up. i go diving on the reefs here in hawaii all the time and the water movement is pretty strong and sudden all the time. in nature, waves break on to the reefs.

 

[grimlock3000]

I believe lando means harsh on the pump itself, not the fish

 

[guitarded]

ah... i stand corrected!

 

[jamal-188]

From what I've read the maxi-jets are the only power heads that can stand up to the constant on/off shock of wave makers.

 

[guitarded]

i have 4 maxi-jets running on timers and they seem to work fine.

 

[AndySmithers]

This setup (natural wave timer + Maxijet 1200's) works even better if you do the "mod" to the Maxijets and cut off the output tube. This produces a wide range of patterns in water flow since these PH's start up in random directions each time.

 

[rcwolverine]

natural wave timer

Can you buy just the Natural wave timer, if you already have the powerheads?

 

[captivereefs]

Yes they are for sale individually. That package is an awesome deal, its cheaper than i can buy the stuff for.

 

[cmor1701d]

Yep, got that setup. Paid much more than the package deal they have now (what else is new?)

 

[XXFirefighter]

I was going to set up a closed loop, so nothing is in the tank - only the inlets and outlets

I'd like to hear how you were going to do this...
I want to do the same.. I dont' want all the equipment in the tank itself...

 

[XXFirefighter]

If I had my tanks going for so long now without this system... Is it going to mess my fish and corals up now if I add this new water movement system? I have 2 maxijet 1200's in the tank now and the edges of the flow hit eachother so there is some turbelance and there is good fow around the tank.