Ok I have been asked to do a review on my recent purchase, never done one before so go easy.
Koralia Eveolution 4000
First of all being new to saltwater I don't have much experience with powerheads so when setting up my tank I decided to cut corners and go for 2 cheap SunSun ones of eBay.
They arrived and for the first few days worked fine, then started randomly turning on and off, they were loud and vibrated a hell of a lot.
I then decided to bite the bullet and get something decent which is when I ordered 2 Koralia Evo 4000's.
Price
They were a bit pricey at £46.92 each but when you have spent the sort of money it takes to setup a decent saltwater tank this should be nothing compared to the cost. Also if it means healthier fish and cleaner water conditions then it's got to be worth a few more quid.
Packaging
The items come well packaged so limit's DOA's and full instructions included.
Installation
Now im one of these people that does not read manuals, I try to set something up....break it then read the manual. Now these have been working in my tank for about 2 weeks with no problem with should tell you how easy they are to install.
The powerhead comes with a magnest support instead of the suction cup, so its as simeple as put the powerhead inside on the glass and put the magnet the other side....simples.
You can see the magnet on the outside of the tank in the picture below:
Performance & usage
Great. These work brilliantly, the annoying humming sound has now gone from my living room as has the vibration.
On the powerhead side of the magnet it has a vibration absorbing clip which is fixes the powerhead to the magnet via 3 bits of rubber thus absorbing the vibrations before they reach the glass. Shown in the pics below:
The flow is good, unlike the SunSun's which seemed to just force water in a straight line from the powerhead these disperse the water coming from the powerhead so it covers a greater area and doesn't cause a current so strong that the tank mates can't swim against it.
To clean these is made very easy, the front pops off via 2 latches each side of the powerhead which then gains you access to the parts in side.
Warranty
These powerheads come with 2 year guarantee from the date of purchase.
Pro's
Con's
Like I say tis is my first review and had all ready fitted them before writing this so couldnt get all the pictures I wanted to put in this.
I would highly recommend these powerheads to anyone, worth every penny.
Jay
Koralia Eveolution 4000
First of all being new to saltwater I don't have much experience with powerheads so when setting up my tank I decided to cut corners and go for 2 cheap SunSun ones of eBay.
They arrived and for the first few days worked fine, then started randomly turning on and off, they were loud and vibrated a hell of a lot.
I then decided to bite the bullet and get something decent which is when I ordered 2 Koralia Evo 4000's.
Price
They were a bit pricey at £46.92 each but when you have spent the sort of money it takes to setup a decent saltwater tank this should be nothing compared to the cost. Also if it means healthier fish and cleaner water conditions then it's got to be worth a few more quid.
Packaging
The items come well packaged so limit's DOA's and full instructions included.
Installation
Now im one of these people that does not read manuals, I try to set something up....break it then read the manual. Now these have been working in my tank for about 2 weeks with no problem with should tell you how easy they are to install.
The powerhead comes with a magnest support instead of the suction cup, so its as simeple as put the powerhead inside on the glass and put the magnet the other side....simples.
You can see the magnet on the outside of the tank in the picture below:
Performance & usage
Great. These work brilliantly, the annoying humming sound has now gone from my living room as has the vibration.
On the powerhead side of the magnet it has a vibration absorbing clip which is fixes the powerhead to the magnet via 3 bits of rubber thus absorbing the vibrations before they reach the glass. Shown in the pics below:
The flow is good, unlike the SunSun's which seemed to just force water in a straight line from the powerhead these disperse the water coming from the powerhead so it covers a greater area and doesn't cause a current so strong that the tank mates can't swim against it.
To clean these is made very easy, the front pops off via 2 latches each side of the powerhead which then gains you access to the parts in side.
Warranty
These powerheads come with 2 year guarantee from the date of purchase.
Pro's
Excellent flow rate
Silent running
Easy to take apart and clean
Good length of warranty
Con's
Pricey
Power cable could be a bit longer
Like I say tis is my first review and had all ready fitted them before writing this so couldnt get all the pictures I wanted to put in this.
I would highly recommend these powerheads to anyone, worth every penny.
Jay
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