Apex "WAV" Review

[MHG]

Beta testing the new WAV pump... Awesome...


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[revhtree Verified Admin]

Great review! I have also been beta testing these pumps and am very pleased. I will be posting a review soon!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Oh and funny beginning! LOL!

 

[MHG]

Thanks

Oh and funny beginning! LOL!

 

[MHG]

The interface

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[Huntor0]

Great review, They state ~4000+ gph each for such a compact powerhead. Would 2 of these be adequate for an 180G SPS tank?

 

[MHG]

Absolutely... I think these are perfect for 120-180...

 

[nick12881]

I have two in the way right now for a 250 I'm building. I'm thinking of putting one more on the back. Tank will be mainly sps

 

[rogerrgr]

Great review! I would like to try these on my 150 compared to my Tunze 6105's.

 

[Terence]

I have two in the way right now for a 250 I'm building. I'm thinking of putting one more on the back. Tank will be mainly sps

3 WAV in a 250 should create some serious flow for sure!

 

[Terence]

Great review, They state ~4000+ gph each for such a compact powerhead. Would 2 of these be adequate for an 180G SPS tank?

It should be more than enough. If you had a fully grown out SPS tank, I could see maybe adding a third WAV but I would start with two, play with the directional flow and the different random presets we have, and then see how it goes.

 

[veselym]

so are these not compatible for medium sized tanks?

 

[Terence]

The WAV is designed to work in aquariums from 40g up to hundreds of gallons. It all depends on what kind of tank it is (softie, mixed, SPS), how many you use and what mode and intensity your run them in. One WAV in a 40G SPS tank would be great. Two in a 120 would also work well. One in a softie 180 would be plenty.

 

[TerraCaelus]

I have dead spots in my 40g since I only have one power head. I'm working towards making it a mixed reef. Would 2 Wav powerheads in my tank be too powerful? Right now I have zoas, acan, plate coral and bubble tip nem.

 

[MHG]

They are great pumps, you would need to have them cranked all the way down. They may be a bit powerful. I have mine cranked down to 38% in my 60 gallon ... Anything more and the water comes over the sides..

 

[TerraCaelus]

They are great pumps, you would need to have them cranked all the way down. They may be a bit powerful. I have mine cranked down to 38% in my 60 gallon ... Anything more and the water comes over the sides..

So that still gives you room to vary the flow throughout the day? Is 38% your max flow?

 

[MHG]

It gives you room to crank then down but not much..

 

[TerraCaelus]

Cool, thank you for answering, I actually just picked one up from my LFS. Have to do a software update and then install which I'll do later

 

[David Cher]

Any more reviews ???