nvandewa Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Does anyone have any recomendations on a good oscillating powerhead? It's going into a 55g tank. Thanks, Nathan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJones Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Most of the oscilating powerheads out there are not that great in terms of performance. If you really want to do it right, buy a normal powerhead and make a rotating unit similar to a wavyseas and attach the power head to it. These can be made for about thirty bucks. In fact, I have an extra one I made several years ago sitting around if you are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Jason, do you have more info on this DIY powerhead + rotation unit? Sounds cool, I would love to see a build thread for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJones Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I have one somewhere I am sure. I will pull it out tonight and take some pictures of it. I considered starting a small company to manufacture them a few years ago. Here is the very basics on one: http://www.alexreef.com/news/diy-swirler-stein-pump-rotation-device The one I made is functionally the same, but has a smaller top unit and is a little cleaner. Here is the main thread on them: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1483439 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Cool! Thanks for the links. I was thinking it was something that attached to your powerhead. That looks do-able. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvandewa Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Looks really good. I think I'll try building one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonJones Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 This is one of the ones I built. Depending on whether they were for me or not, I would wire in the powerhead to a waterproof switch on the unit. Then I would only have one plug going from the unit that would power the swirler and the powerhead. Just uses a hobby box from Radio Shack. The motor is held in with nylon bolts and nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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