Seio pump and wavemaker?

[bprewit]

Anyone know if the Seio pumps will work on a wavemaker? I seem to recall reading somewhere that it is not recomended to use these on a wavemaker but cant remember if I really read that, or if I am just crazy.

[CD]

Your chances are 50/50...we have two SEIOs. One of them has been working great with the wavemaker since we bought it (three months), and the other started seizing up when hooked into the WM after a month's usage. That one still works, but cannot be used on the WM. The mfg. does not recommend that you use these pumps with wavemakers. Do you have SEIO pumps, or are you just considering purchasing?

Wendy

[Ed]

I too had this question, so I e-mailed TAAM (the manufacturer) and asked them.

Their response was just as Wendy said, using them on a wavemaker is not recommended.


HTH.

-Ed

[bprewit]

just considering purchasing them for now. I have a 55g tank but was given a 75g that i will move everything into very soon and was wanting to increase the flow a bit, but heard the seio pumps were a bit better than regular powerheads. How do you like the ones that you have?

[NaCl_H2O]

I seriously doubt that ANY pump manufaturer will "recommend" that their products should be used with a wavemaker!

The first few seconds after startup are the most damaging to the motor & impeller, regardless of the product & quality. Use on a wavemaker WILL reduce the life of any pump I have ever seen. Some wavemakers have a "Soft Start" feature that ramps current to the motor over a few seconds vs. the "Instant On" of most wavemakers. I don't know of any hard evidence that the soft start extends the life of the pump, but it does make the On/Off cycles much quieter (no impeller "chatter").

My recommendation for a pump on a wavemaker would be a decent middle of the road unit, and plan to replace impellers about every 3-6 months, and pumps every 12-18 months. But this really is just my opinion, sprinkled with a little bit of experience using switching current types of wavemakers.

[NaCl_H2O]

Oh, by the way ... I have moved to OceanMotions and SCWD switching units. A much better, and cheaper in the long run, solution in my opinion.

[Ed]

I like them alot. So do my fish. Often see them swimming in the current created by the SEIOs. The SEIOs move alot of water, but in a wider, gentler stream than a Maxijet. (That's a good thing.)

[CD]

The Seio's have worked very well for us so far. Gave a friend my MJ1200's after buying the Seio's. Within 20-30 minutes of yanking the 4 MJ's and installing the 2 Seio's, all the polyps on the SPS went nuts. We saw activity from the corals that we had never witnessed before.
I would say the Seio's made the corals much happier than the MJ's ever did- moves more water and less pinpoint type flow.
I recommend them. In fact, don't know when you will decide whether or not to purchase Seio but Wendy and I are probably going to make the move to Tunze Streams after we set up the 150 in the near future and might possibly sell the 2 Seio's we have. Haven't really decided whether to go with 1 Tunze and 2 Seio or just run a pair of Tunze.

Chris

[CD]

BTW,

We have 2- 820's, and that produces a perfect amount of flow in our 75, IMO.

C.

[MikeDeL]

Let me know when you plan on letting those go Chris. I will probably be interested.