Reef Octopus Octo Pulse 2 Aquarium Wave Pump (1600 GPH) - Enhance your marine life with powerful water motion! Review

This pump is very quiet compared to Mag 5 or 7. I find the price a bit high due to the thickness of the plastic body because if it looks like it'll collapse. Consider buying another one as it is quiet and saves energy.

Very happy with this purchase. I never wanted to spend that much money on a powerhead but I have had 2 Hydors which caused my GFCI to shut down after 2 years and 4 years of use. Had to replace them and chose them because they easily plug into my Apex controller without having to buy another module.

This wave generator has 4 waveforms and 8 power levels. According to the manual, power level 1 is 850 gallons per hour (GPH). So if the shaft generator is set to random and power setting 2, the pump will toggle between 845 gph (lowest setting) and 1000 gph (second power setting) I think. I have a 45 gallon tank of mostly LPS. Always having this much flow is more than I would like. I think it would be more convenient if the lowest setting was closer to 200 gph like other pumps. I've emailed the…