recomendation for power head

[alan j t]

hi all, im helping a friend with his tanks. he needs powerheads real bad.
the tanks are in a salon so we have to hide the wires. he has a conduit in the overflow for wires. the plan is to mount the power head in the center where the overflow is.
ok, so we have a 350gallon reef tank and a 500 gallon reef semi aggressive with some corals. both tanks are 8ft long.
i need some options on some really good power heads and maybe some not so the best ones.

 

[alan j t]

 

[Tahoe61]

Vortech Mp or a Gyre. They cost, but that is a nice tank some higher end powerheads would be awesome.

 

[kschweer]

If you need to put them on the over flow I would say 2 maxspect gyres for each tank.

 

[jsker]

Vortech Mp or a Gyre. They cost, but that is a nice tank some higher end powerheads would be awesome.

Have them both and as @Tahoe61 said they are price but I would have none other

 

[alan j t]

ok thanks for the replys. anyone else have other ideas. he kinda tight at the moment

 

[tanklife3]

Jebo power heads are great for the price

 

[jsker]

ok thanks for the replys. anyone else have other ideas. he kinda tight at the moment

Hydor, they are very good power-head for the price and Hydor sell a controller too so that you can alternate them. this what I started out with and they do the job. I still have my Hydor's and us them for mixing in different application with in my reef management.

 

[miyags]

2 pack jebao RW20 reef wave maker with controller

 

[Eckolancer]

That length you will want at least 2 gyres, or maybe like 4 wp60s

 

[Reefrookie220]

If you hear somebody talk bad about jaebao they never used them lol.

They are cheap and I've used their products through my entire reefing experiences.

2 of the rw20 would work fantastically

 

[RareEarthCorals]

I was just having this conversation and agree the price for the Jebao makes it a no brainer. Sure you could drop some serious coin but why?

 

[Reefrookie220]

You save almost 300 bucks by choosing them. It's almost not even a choice lol

 

[Pete polyp]

Vortech won't work in the overflow because the dry side would end up wet. I am not sure about using the magnets of the jebao in the overflow either but it's nothing some epoxy on the inside suction cup won't fix. I'm not exactly sure how the gyre is held up, so I can't comment.