Hydor Koralia powerhead on the way

[Lotus]

I have one of the new Hydor Koralia powerheads on the way to me. I've read good things about them being equivalent to Seio or Tunze powerheads, so I thought I'd try one out. I'm getting the number 3 model. I was attracted by the low energy usage (my electricity bills are breathtaking, and that's without reef lighting).

The powerheads we have are all "assorted used" stuff, some of which don't work too well. We like to turn them off while feeding, and some of the Rios we have don't like that. Ecotank put the powerheads onto an X10 system, so they're easy to turn off.

Anyone else tried a Koralia?

Here's a link: Water Pumps & Wavemakers: Hydor Koralia Water Circulation Pump

 

[JeLeAk]

i was looking at these the other day, please share your experiences with the one you get

 

[Lorna]

I wonder how they work on wavemaker power bars......as far as on off etc go......the seios are great but can't be used on wavemakers....

 

[Lotus]

I think I read that they can't be used on wavemakers, but I would have to go and check. I'm also interested to see how the magnetic mount works. I think it will be here some time next week.

 

[darkfishy2690]

you can go to nanoreef.com they have a thread about it. For the price it seems okay.

 

[Lotus]

There's a really long thread on Reef Central, too, which is why I decided to try one out.

 

[CoolWaters]

dont tell me u bought it at the drs. they overpriced it. some sites sell them for less then $27 i think i saw a version 1 go for $22.99

 

[TRe]

dont tell me u bought it at the drs. they overpriced it. some sites sell them for less then $27 i think i saw a version 1 go for $22.99

so wheres the link????

 

[CoolWaters]

lol might be $27.99 cant find the $22s but this site was talking about it.

Hydor Koralia

its a new item so i wont be suprised if the prices drop after a couple of months.
i'll get it or i might mod my maxi-jet.

 

[dbacksrat]

I don't see what all the hype is about. I have a pair of Seio 820s and couldn't be happier. The only thing you have to worry about is the suction cups. I recieved one of those magnetic mounts for one and plan on buying another.

 

[Lorna]

Matt try the mag cleaner mod I did on mine it works like a dream and costs about $7 as opposed to the cost of the magnet holders already made up.

 

[dbacksrat]

I just read that thread right after I posted in this one. I've seen various DIY brackets for them, but this magnetic holder seems easiest.

 

[Lotus]

I got the powerhead today, and, of course, it's already in the tank. The flow seems to be really good, and it did knock some junk off the rock. The thing is that the flow is more diffused, so you get a wider sweep of the tank. The magnetic mount works well, I guess anything is better than the suction cups. I'm also happy with the way it looks in the tank, it's a lot less bulky than the one we removed. As the tank back is black, it's also fairly unobtrusive.

I'm not entirely sure what the powerhead was that it replaced, I think it was some kind of MaxiJet. It's one of the ones that came with the tank. The one on the other side is an AquaClear 70, which will need replacing, most likely.

Here's a pic of it on the left side of the tank. It's behind the sump return (snakey thing) and in front of the heater (green thing) in the top left of the picture:

 

[JeLeAk]

interesting, if i need to get more flow in the tank, ill deff check these things out, i like the rock sculpting btw

 

[TRe]

looks just like the seio.... a bit more $$$ though let us know how it works out for ya

 

[Lotus]

The price is about equivalent to the Seio.

 

[TRe]

*crazysmil i guess yur right for some reason i thought the one you got was a little more

 

[Limi310]

Hey Lotus,
Are you still happy with this powerhead? My reef club is doing a group buy and I was thinking of getting 1 or 2 because I need more flow in my tank. Interested to hear if it's still working well for you.
Edit: On second thought, I just looked at the dimensions and it might look a little obtrusive in my tank

 

[TRe]

i know several people who are happy with these...only thing is they have a recall on some of them i belive

 

[Lotus]

I liked mine so much, I bought another (Koralia 4). I did hear there have been a problem or two with the Koralia 3s, but ours has been fine. The temps here have been rising, but the temp did drop a little when we replaced the MJ with the Koralia. I do like the magnet mounts, I hate those stupid bracket/suction cup contraptions.