powerhead ?

[jammerz]

im looking at ordering some powerheads online. Anybody know of any good deals? I have an 80g display and need 2 powerheads, to cover that, want more of a dispersed flow instead of a jet stream. I think i want a box shaped powerhead dont like the type for UGF's ( lost a few fish and lots of snails to those)...
What about SEIO's i heard they are noisy(true?)
Rios?



thanks in advance for any help...

 

[aresgod]

I personally hate rios, they are really noisy and dont work to well for intank purposes, they are ok in sumps but otherwise i wont use them.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/NavResults.cfm?N=2004+113040

I have both the micro and mini jet power heads and I like them both, easy to hide easy to clean, but they are a little small for and 80 gallon tank.
these seios are on sale, but i have also heard they are noisy, are you running these in the main display or do you want to run a closed loop system? do you have a sump?
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=12074&N=2004+113040

 

[wayne]

They may or may not be noisy but I believe the Seios are like Tunze Turbelles, in which case they really shift the water and I would strongly recommend them.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

without the useless plastic cap, the Seio aren't noisy and they're pretty much like Turbelle for much much cheaper

 

[KahluaZzZ]

i was talking about the 802 gph Seio. Aquaclear 802 is a good choice too...big but not noisy.

 

[JustinP]

I concur on the Aquaclears, they are the best I've had and very quiet. I have tried the Rios (cheap, a little noisy but quickly stop working for no reason) and I've had a MaxiJet 1200 (was about as loud as a garbage truck, or a small airplane!). Oh, and petco.com as really good deals on the Aquaclears if you are interested. Something like $10-$15 cheaper online vs. in store.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

if you read some hardware discussions on reefcentral, there's an expression about Rio pumps. Like : " my skimmer did Rio on me " . Looks like they're as popular as the seaclones

 

[jammerz]

thanks guys i ordered the SEIO m1100 from reefgeeks .com so we will see i'll keep yall posted

 

[Mushroomman]

Thats odd, me and most people I know personally with salt tanks use seios and all of ours are dead silent