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So, as the title says I'm considering adding/changing my powerhead setup in the tank. The tank is a 33 gallon 36" long 18" high and 12" front to back. Currently I have a Tunze 6045 and a Tunze 6055. The 6055 is controlled with my profilux and the 6045 of course is just a straight on and off powerhead. Also providing flow is the return pump from the sump ~600-700 gph.

I had started off considering replacing the 6045 with another 6055 to see if I could get any kind of wave effect going. I had a wavebox in my old tank and I really miss the waves, but there just isn't the real estate in this one for it. Anyways, I poked around a little and by the time I buy the 6055+$40 worth of cords to hook it up to the profilux, I could buy a vortech MP10 ES.

So, I have been doing some headscratching to try and come up with what would be the best solution for me. I like the 6055 and with two of them I think I could do some neat stuff with alternating flow. I like Tunze products and have always had good luck with them.

On the other hand, the Demo videos for the mp10 and other videos on youtube seem to blow the 6055 out of the water. There is the possibility that I might be able to transition to a single MP10 + sump return for flow in the tank, freeing up a 1-10v port on my profilux would be nice, the battery backup is cool, and having no wires in the tank really appeals to me. My big concern with the MP10 is noise and reliability.

So, for those of you who have MP10's
* Is a single MP10 +return pump going to be sufficient for SPS in my tank? Or is that an unrealistic expectation?
* How do you find the noise? This tank is right behind my couch in the living room, I don't want to add more noise if possible
* Can I connect 2 MP10 ES's together or do I need to go wireless to have connectivity? (thinking about future tank upgrades, possibly to a 4'x2' tank)

Given that the cost is the same what do you recommend, 6055x2 or MP10+?

Cheers