Coralife Wavemakers

Lampshade · #1 02-14-2012, 07:11 PM

Got mine today, so far so good. Definitely crappy suction cups, I swapped my existing koralia powerheads onto them, then used the koralia magnets for the new coralife powerheads. The koralia's have already fallen off twice because i did a terrible job scrapping algae before i tried to suction them.

One thing I must say, is they are VERY quiet, I have mine ramping pretty aggressive right now while I play around with them and I can't hear if they're on or off. They also move lots of water, I have mine blasting against each other in the front of my tank, and every part of my tank has movement from them.

So far I'm impressed, and lifetime warranty, so much shouldn't change unless I have to use the warranty too often :P

Reef Pilot · #2 02-14-2012, 07:26 PM

Yeah, been running mine for about a month now in my 100g DT. Like you say, lots of flow, almost too much for this size tank. I am using the Turbulence Mode, and it really moves stuff around in my tank. I had to find a new spots for some of my LPS, as it was too much for them. Thank goodness for that Feed button, so my fish don't have to fight the currents and chase the food during feeding. Also, I use the light sensor with it, so gives everything a rest at night with the lower power setting.

I had two Koralia Evolution powerheads and I used their suction magnets right from the start. I then ordered these (which I just picked up in Blaine) and will be using them for the old Koralia's.
http://aquaticpumpparts.com/product....6&categoryId=4

Anyone getting these Coralife Wavemakers should replace the suction cups with magnets right away.

Lampshade · #3 02-14-2012, 07:40 PM

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.

Reef Pilot · #4 02-14-2012, 08:16 PM

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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 · #5 02-23-2012, 05:02 PM

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.