Add 2nd Wave Engine LE or upgrade to the full non-LE Wave Engine

[Coach v]

I have a 120 gallon mixed reef with a Wave Engine LE and two IceCap 4K Gyres. I also had a Jebao SOL 20 that just went dead. I previously had 2 Tunze 6100 on a multicontroller, those have both gone dead as well. I have a Hydros Collective, but the WE LE is currenlty not part of it.

I want more flow. I get dead spots due to aquascaping. I currently have a spare 4K Gyre. I was thinking about just picking up another Wave Engine LE and using that with my spare Gyre and an additional pump.

Is there an issues with this? Would I better served with the full sized Wave Engine that handles 4 pumps?

 

[MarineandReef Jaron]

I think this is just a matter of how much money you want to spend. The Full Wave Engine has only 1 power supply and it adds 0-10v outputs so I think most people would see it as an upgrade over 2 LEs, but if you aren't going to use those features then a second LE will be cheaper and still get the job done.

You can control 2 LEs seamlessly in the Hydros App.

 

[DeputyDog95]

Semi-related question...

If you have two of the larger wave engines, could you power one of the wave engines with the included brick, and then link it to the second wave engine with a command bus cable, and power the second wave engine with the first wave engine?

I have 7 direct-link compatible pumps I would like to run. I'm guessing this is a no-go, but it would be cool to run all 7 pumps with only one power brick and no controllers.

Thoughts?