Coralife Wavemakers

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by Lampshade

My only other issue would be the cord length, on my 6' tank i can only mount the control box in the center, or move both powerheads to one side of the tank. I'm looking at getting some extensions that should fix that.

Yes, same here, had to mount it in the centre of my tank also. Anything longer than 6' would be a problem. Let us know what you use for extensions. They look like "stereo" chords as someone had mentioned.

[Reef Pilot]

Well, just had my first hiccup with my new Coralife Wavemaker DC5800. One of the pumps just suddenly stopped working. At least the controller handled it well, by shutting down with a flashing red light. Then just by unplugging one pump at a time, I quickly isolated which pump wasn't working. But there was no prior warning, like noise or vibrating, just a sudden stop and shut down.

I took the pump out, pulled out the impeller assembly, and had a good look. Couldn't see anything wrong. I then cleaned it, and put it back together. Everything seemed to fit tight, and no sign of any wear. I plugged it back in and it worked again, just fine, as before, and no noise.

So not sure what was wrong with it. The only theory I have is that maybe the shaft worked its way out of one of the rubber ends, and just jammed then and stopped. I have it on the Turbulence Mode, and this pump was set for 10 seconds. Maybe that is too hard on it with the constant ramping up and down, and may have caused the shaft to shift to one end. Just my theory...

I will continue to keep an eye on it, to see if it happens again. Coralife gives a lifetime warranty, so if anything is wrong, I would expect a replacement of the defective part.

If anyone else has had any problems with these, would like to hear about it. I know they are still fairly new. But I know there are some out there, judging from the back order statuses of the retailers that sell them.

[ryanb69]

They are cheap for a reason, that brand is just plain unreliable

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by ryanb69

They are cheap for a reason, that brand is just plain unreliable

Well, after the one hiccup I described in a previous post, my Coralife DC5800 Wavemaker has worked flawlessly. I am well aware of the reputation of Coralife with some of its products. But this one comes with a lifetime warranty. Maybe they are trying to change their rep.

When I read about all the problems and noise with the Vortechs, I sure wouldn't call them reliable. So high price doesn't necessarily guarantee reliability.

So far, I have to say I am more than happy with this purchase. But time will tell, for sure.

[plack]

So Now that you have had them for several months is everything still good ??
:-)
Paul

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by plack

So Now that you have had them for several months is everything still good ??
:-)
Paul

Yes, still working great. Am now thinking of getting another one for my other display tank that I recently set up. I just have a couple Koralias in it now, and could use more flow.