Hygger 1.5 x 1.5 inches (better reviews than Jebao) Jebao SLW 5 is 2.5 x 1.5 inches (some poor reviews) Fluval Sea CP1 3.6 x 5.6 x 3. After a lot of research, this is the smallest I have found. Buy two 6105 eco pumps and you stand to get 24,000lph/6340gph for just 22 watts, and the efficiency gap continues to widen. Hello, I have a Fluval Evo 13.5 and wanted a very small wave maker circulation pump since tank space was at a premium. That puts the 6255 eco just about at the top of its class for its output, but the 6105 eco is leagues ahead, and take into account also that few have their pumps running at full power or on a constant flow pattern, so it’s going to use less energy still in most situations. 1 watt short of Octo’s 17,000lph/4490gph OP4, 6 watts less than the 20,000lph/5283gph Vortech MP40, nine watts less than a 15,142lph/4000gph Nero 7, and 21 watts less than a Maxspect Gyre 20,000lph/5283gph XF350. The larger 6255 eco turns over 17,000lph/4490gph for a maximum of 31 watts of electricity. 1000 liters per hour per watt, and a five-year guarantee, from the people who invented propellor pumps. Consider the Tunze Nanostream, Tunze 6055, or the Tunze Stream pumps. And we’ve been waiting for that kind of performance for a long time. Tunze is known worldwide as the largest supplier of flow pumps and boost pumps for the marine aquarium. If youre looking for a more stream like flow, Jeabo makes the SW2 and SW4 which are also very affordable nano wavemakers. Being adjustable and wide flow pattern, I dont have to worry as much about it blasting my corals. But it’s the lack of electricity used to generate those turnovers that are so impressive, as the 6105 eco turns over 12,000lph (12 cubic meters of water,) for just 11 watts of energy, meaning it moves over 1000lph/264gph of water per watt. I like the idea of a nice wide flow pattern in a nano.

The maximum outputs of the pumps are nothing out of the ordinary either, at 12,000lph/3170gph and 17,000lph/4490gph respectively. Now propellor pumps are the norm in wavemakers, but while some go down the control route, and others seek to shrink and flatten their pucks as much as possible, Tunze has continued working on two of the company’s core values – efficiency and longevity.Īt first glance, the new Turbelle Stream 6105 eco and 6255 eco look like some previous high-output Stream pumps, sharing a similar magnet mount with 360-degree rotation, a wide, 2.5-3” outlet, a wired controller, Smart Controller capability, and a long power cord. The reefing hobby has a lot to thank Tunze for, as before they invented the first high output, wide outlet propellor pump we used batteries of small powerheads, creating heat and using lots of power.

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