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Old 03-05-2002, 03:20 AM
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Hey guys, I am running four MJ's in my 55g and two in Meighans 15g on a Wavemaster Pro. They were loud when I first fired them all up and chattered and stuff but seemed to settle in after a few weeks and became quiet, just a click when they came on. As they became all clogged up with coraline and crap they got loud again, some more than others tho. I might try giving the loudest ones the old "couple o days" vinegar dip to see if that makes a difference.

Troy, I had a conversation a while back with Canadian about skipping the wavemaker and maybe running powerheads two on one side of the tank, two on the other side and simulating a tidal surge that lasts for about six hours. Kind of like what occurs on the reef maybe. I know that after seeing Superfudge's awesome coral growth without the random switching powerheads, just lots of flow, gave me some food for thought.

It would be nice to get rid of the constant noise from these powerheads, but then I would feel bad about not using this pesky expensive wavemaker!!
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