maxijet vs seio

[markandkristen]

i have two mj 900s and looking to add 2 more to my 90 or i was thinking of ditching the 900s and going with 2 seios m820s.

that would either be 4 mj 900s or 2 seios m820s


any coments this is for a 90 gallon

 

[ASaleem91]

i used to have maxi jets and they werent just working out for my tank. so i decided to switch to some seios and they are much much better.....IMO... My reccomendation would be to get the seios.

 

[Andrew]

Since I get my seios, im hooked on them. I would get the two 820s

 

[theevoys]

I have MJ1200s on my 55g and am looking into getting the seios as they create better flow patterns, more flow, rotate, are fiarly inexpensive, use less outlets than 4 MJs, etc... I have overall heard very good things about them.

 

[pnsnowboard]

yea but you can put 4 maxi jets on a wave maker which i think is way more effecient

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

MJ holdout here. Inexpensive and reliable powerheads that always restart. Aim 'em along the surface towards the opposite side of the aquarium and put 'em on a wavemaker. You can mod 'em to enhance performance (if necessary).

 

[ledford1]

SEIOs give you better flow than MJs. The flow is wide and soft, rather than a direct, harsh jet.

Two 820s or 1100s would work, depending on what you keep.

 

[Shooter7]

yeah, I would go bigger than the 820's. I have a pair of 1500's in my 120, and I placed an MJ 900 behind each of my main rock piles down low to help keep stuff blown out of them.

 

[Ti]

Apples and oranges.
totally different KINDS of powerheads.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6978709#post6978709 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ledford1
SEIOs give you better flow than MJs. The flow is wide and soft, rather than a direct, harsh jet.

You can chop the nozzle length down on a MJ to create a wider flow. I think flow reversal is very important to stir up detritus. They need to design Seio's that can be placed on a wavemaker. Until they do this, a closed loop is probably a better option than a Seio (IMO).
Link to MJ mod thread:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=717034&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

 

[AZDesertRat]

You are truly comparing apples to oranges. Maxijets move a decent amount of water in a concentrated stream or jet. Seios move much more water but in a widely dispersed pattern. Maxijet 900s are much more energy efficient than 1200s but still draw several times as much as Seios on a per gallon basis. I use MJs for pumping water from one water change bucket to another, blowing stuff off the rocks and tank cleaning but much prefer Seios and my QuietOne 4000/SCWD combo closed loop for water movement in the tank.

 

[Avi]

I have both in my reef. I really do like the kind of flow that the Seios generate, but I use a MJ1200, too. However, using the MJ with a Hydor flo deflector makes all the difference. It makes the flow in the tank more random and from the polyps on the Pagodas in my reef, I can see that it makes the water movement much more natural.

 

[NetFish]

Have both MJs and SEIOs.. Seios wont wont work with my wavemaker.. a problem if you want to use wavemakers..

 

[PatMayo]

I have both as well for my 90. 2 Ea. of the MJ 1200 and Seio 1100. The flow seems very good. You can view at this thread.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=780206

Regards,

Pat

 

[Avi]

Pat...can you check that link, it doesn't seem to work. Hmmmm, seems to be my computer, sorry.

 

[Ti]

IMO
seio + maxi is a good combo