Wavemaker question
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I have a RW-4 and RW-8 on my 40 breeder. I keep them throttled back so I think you would be good although a little on the higher power side of things. A pair of RW-8's would be better because you can always dial them down if it is too much. They tend to lose a lot of oomph has they get dirty. Mine are controlled by my reef angel controller with a minimum power set to 40%. The RW series tends to not wake up or be as controllable at 35% thus setting it to minimum of 40. Anyway just make sure to clean them monthly or you will see a pretty large fall off.
They work, and are pretty reliable. I've had mine for a couple years now. Only thing is to really clean them monthly. If you can manage that then they are a pretty good return on investment.
They work, and are pretty reliable. I've had mine for a couple years now. Only thing is to really clean them monthly. If you can manage that then they are a pretty good return on investment.
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They are really small and in order to get decent flow you'll have to turn them up which will be very narrow and concentrated. Go for 2 PP8s and run them at 1/2 speed.
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The reason I was thinking of the 4’s is because I have very fine sand and I’m trying to avoid sandstorms. Will the 8’s even on low create a sand storm in your guys opinion?
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I think the chances of a sand storm will be higher with the 4s on a high setting than 8s on low to mid. Reason being, the 4s will have the narrow/concentrated flow.
Is this a standard 55 that's 48" long? If so, I wouldn't even consider the 4s.
I have had both a 4 and multiple 8s
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