Hoping to poll the audience and see if anyone has a good solution :)
On my 20 AIO gallon reef and I'm currently using a small DC wavemaker (e.g. hygger) in addition to dual returns. I've played around with it, and I still need the powerhead to hit certain areas of the tank. My issue with these wavemakers is that a stray bit of cheato or small baby trochus can jam the pump/stop the blade, and the built in controller will stop/lock out the powerhead until the blockage is cleared out. This isn't the biggest issue in the world until I'm traveling and away from the tank.
At present, I have a second duplicate powerhead set up next to the primary, so if the first becomes clogged, my tank sitter simply plugs in the redundant pump until I arrive home. While this works, I would like to add an extra layer of redundancy, so I'm not relying on a single point of failure. Unfortunately, running both pumps simultaneously produces too much flow for this mixed reef. Therefore, does anyone have any suggestions on:
1) How to automate the switching process. I was considering using some type of controller based on power draw, but didn't know if this would work in the scenario I described.
2) Another wavemaker with a small footprint that wouldn't be too strong in a Nuvo 20 and isn't prone to stopping when encountering a temporary disruption (e.g. baby grazing snail)? I have tried 5 different wavemakers in this form factor, but all have this design issue for my use case.
On my 20 AIO gallon reef and I'm currently using a small DC wavemaker (e.g. hygger) in addition to dual returns. I've played around with it, and I still need the powerhead to hit certain areas of the tank. My issue with these wavemakers is that a stray bit of cheato or small baby trochus can jam the pump/stop the blade, and the built in controller will stop/lock out the powerhead until the blockage is cleared out. This isn't the biggest issue in the world until I'm traveling and away from the tank.
At present, I have a second duplicate powerhead set up next to the primary, so if the first becomes clogged, my tank sitter simply plugs in the redundant pump until I arrive home. While this works, I would like to add an extra layer of redundancy, so I'm not relying on a single point of failure. Unfortunately, running both pumps simultaneously produces too much flow for this mixed reef. Therefore, does anyone have any suggestions on:
1) How to automate the switching process. I was considering using some type of controller based on power draw, but didn't know if this would work in the scenario I described.
2) Another wavemaker with a small footprint that wouldn't be too strong in a Nuvo 20 and isn't prone to stopping when encountering a temporary disruption (e.g. baby grazing snail)? I have tried 5 different wavemakers in this form factor, but all have this design issue for my use case.
