Check out what ppl at RC is doing on their maxijet

[blueheaven]

Hi guys,

stumbled upon this thread in RC. they cut the output of the maxijet to get a wider flow. really cool IMO

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p...25&pagenumber=1

[ervine]

Yup.. planning on doing this.. will post results when I eventually do it...

[dersuz]

I have 4 maxijets running on 2 timers to switch the direction. Been running for 1 month, so far like the outcome of the maxijets. Would be good to connect to a Red Sea Wavemaker for multiple change of directions.

[trevally]

interesting....too bad not much picture to seee

[Cedric]

They are doing it to big huge eheim pumps too!

[FuEl]

Hmmm...I'm tempted to try..

But what timers should be used? Only electronic ones?

[ervine]

Hmmm...I'm tempted to try..

But what timers should be used? Only electronic ones?

the only difference in what type of timer to use is how often the pump switches on and off... electronics ones you can set it to the minute, meaning u can have 1min off, 2 on, etc etc... analog ones only work at 15min intervals...

[FuEl]

15 mins sound fine to me....1-2 min on/off will surely spoil the maxijet faster compared to 15 mins intervals..

[ReDDeviLs]

i thought power heads and pumps tense to spoil faster with by turning on and off often?

[blueheaven]

yah but for those no $$$ to buy wavemaker then compromise lor

[tineng]

Hi guys...

Looking further into the discssion, i found this. Its a controller to control disco lights.....

so of them even using it as a wave maker!!! apperantly it can even respond to noise!!! imagine the wave dancing to the sound of disco!!!!

Anyway, I'll try to find out where in Singapore they sell this....if any bro seen it before appriciate if they could let the rest of us know!!!

[blueheaven]

man that's gonna cost a bomb!!!

[ReDDeviLs]

i heard about people mentioning the disco thingy from 1 of the new pubs at MS months ago..its like many Ks

i think its not this..

perhaps this thing will be much cheaper..

do find out where to get them in sg.

[ervine]

i thought power heads and pumps tense to spoil faster with by turning on and off often?

Maxijets have been known to withstand intermitent operations... so quite safe... better do with 15min rather than 1min 1min lah of course

[tineng]

man that's gonna cost a bomb!!!

check from the web site it cost US$29...so should be less then S$100....for a wavemaker should be consisdered cheap already?

[FuEl]

Just tried it out...man...it rocks! So much more power from my maxijet!

[ReDDeviLs]

wah must try man,does petmart or reborn sells maxijet?

[ervine]

Just tried it out...man...it rocks! So much more power from my maxijet!

Which one u use? 1200?

[FuEl]

Yea...1200...and connected it to an electronic timer. Was going to use a manual timer..but at 15mins on/off meaning that the maxijet would be off for 15 min before it on again..Don't want that to happen in my tank. So used an electronic timer..with about 20+ program settings. So my maxijet will on/off about 20+ times in 24 hours...creating random current throughout my tank. I randomly set it to run for anywhere between 1 hour to 3 hours before switching it off and on again. Cooldown time between off/on operation is only set to 1 minute. The current that shoots out alternate between about 30-45 degree angles whereby the original output piping is. Now got D.I.Y wavemaker..no need tunze already..

[FuEl]

This is my modified maxijet. Note the amount of water turbulence I get.

[ervine]

If i'm not wrong it actually has a 50% chance of turning in the opposite direction each time it's fired up thus resulting in a change of water flow direction right?

how big ur tank btw? thinking of 1200 but I suspect it's too powerful for me coz I'll be using it to shoot across the width not length of my tank, which is 1.5ft

[FuEl]

My tank 4ftX1.5X1.5....I think 1200 is too strong...unless you direct it against the glass? Or maybe use the smaller maxijet model?

[blueheaven]

whoa thats so cool :lol:

[zorden]

cool...

at first i am thinking of buying a wave maker..

now can save money for my new setup

[blueheaven]

Well I am definately doing this for my maxijet.....

Fuel, hows it performing these days? Any problems?