Mp40 or Neptune WAV

[Broadfield]

Thanks for the great write up! I remember you from another forum years ago lol Your tank belongs in magazines! Absolutely amazing work!

IMG_4278 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

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Thank you! And funny you say that, as I just submitted photos and story for the tank to be featured in Reef Hobbyist Magazine. Editor said it will be in one of the next two issues.

 

[Giddyup]

Not a spec algae, not a spec of coralline ? Is this a Mirage? Where can we see and read about your filter systems, maintenance methods?

 

[Broadfield]

Not a spec algae, not a spec of coralline ? Is this a Mirage? Where can we see and read about your filter systems, maintenance methods?

You can sift through my build thread for answers, although they may not be that obvious. Or I can just tell you right here lol. Also, my tank is going to be Tank of The Month on this site for the month of March. It will include a complete writeup of my entire system, how/what I do to maintain everything, products/equipment used and so on. I am very proud and fortunate of how clean my tank looks at all times. Trust me, I know how difficult it is to have that balance to be able to grow coral, but not have nuisance algae, dirty sand etc.

So what I do is actually really simple:

Use zero TDS RO/DI
Do a 15% water change every Sunday
I run bio pellets
I run GFO
I dose ZeoBak and Prodibio BioDigest per instructions
I feed LRS Reef Frenzy 3x/day... I have Anthias lol.
I feed Coral Frenzy 2x/week

That's it! I also "disrupt" my sand every other day. Here are some current pictures... that pic earlier was from 5 months ago.

FTS by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

End Tank by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

Left End of Tank by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

Gonioporas by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

 

[Reefcowboy]

I own two mp40's and sold my wavs. The last ones are excellent, but would do a better job moving water farther, since it is more of a "beam of water".

The mp's are a gentler, wider flow but travel shorter than the Wavs.

Im running two mp40's in the rear glass, so I opted for gentler flow, and the mp 40's are less intrusive to the eye than the wavs, if you are looking for a pump that is more hidden to sight.

For the flow left-to-right I opted for a gyre 250.

 

[Gbailey28]

Great thread. I just ordered Wav's for my tank.

 

[mrtian97]

I am in the same situation now, just need 1 pump, already have apex and using 1 mp40 on 1 side. Need to buy 1 pump for the other side, it’s for Reefer 350. It was a Jebao but then it went bad. Any recommendations?

 

[Kyl]

I'd rather pick up another MP40 if you're already in that ecosystem, or a XF330 gyre. WAV's either seem to be fine or die shortly after warranty expires (a year). As a side note, if they die it will usually also disable the 1link module / eb832, and anything attached to the other 1link ports until the pump is disconnected.

 

[joseserrano]

Mp40 over wavs, their wet sides were rusting, but they have seemed to fix that. The waves notoriously fail. My service buddy has over 10 sitting non operational

 

[mrtian97]

Thanks