Best Wavemaker Pump for 5 gallon Nano

[joemcshe]

Hello all,

I own a 5 gallon nano reef that measures 16 wide inches by 8 inches wide.

I have been having some Cyano Bacteria Issues at the front of the tank where the light is most prominent.

I am looking for the smallest wave maker pump that will fit comfortably within my tank.

I have been searching and all of them would be a little too big for my tank.
If you have any recommendations I would appreciate it.

Thank you !

 

[SPR1968]

I can’t help with the specific question but I can bump the thread to see if we can get you some attention

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I like the aqamai kps, its the size of an egg, and its controllable, its a good little pump.

 

[dk2nt9]

Aqamai kps is a circulation pump and has too high flow for 5 gal tank.

Nothing at my knowledge. How are your nitrates and phosphates?

 

[fg_aquariums]

I use a Nero 3 on a 10 gallon tank. I like the wide spread and controller. Gives a nice circulation of water in the tank.

 

[hllb]

I just put a Sicce Voyager 1000 in my 10g. I was also looking at the smaller IM Aquagadget Wavelink which is a DC pump, but went with the cheaper option instead

 

[Jonify]

I used this one in my 12G nano. It's small, adjustable, quiet, and perfectly sized for small nanos. Amazon product

 

[ZoWhat]

Set your 5g nano on top of your washing machine and continuously run the spin cycle

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[169468]

Aqamai kps is a circulation pump and has too high flow for 5 gal tank.

Nothing at my knowledge. How are your nitrates and phosphates?

According to Aqamai, the KPS is a wavemaker. It can definitely pulse well enough to produce variable flow.

I have one on my 13g EVO, on a high SPS flow setting, and it isn’t overly powerful. That said, I did remove another one from my softie EVO tank as it was blowing them around a bit. I don’t think you’ll find much smaller than that though.

More flow might not solve your cyano issue in any case.

 

[DiamondHands]

AI Nero 3 is excellent on a tiny tank. I ran one on a 30cm cube (~8G) for quite some time. Of course, you have to run it on very low settings, but the feature set is useful.