hey
welcome to a new review episode
as you can see our nano reef pump is
long overdue for a replacement
this regular pump served well so far in
this nano reef tank
however thanks to our video sponsor big
shoot out to hugor online we are going
to replace it today with a proper wave
maker the huger hg 951 nanowave maker
which looks awesome by the way
let's unbox it together
as usual the consistency in packaging at
hugor amazes me
it looks so nice and is eco-friendly
now
the first thing you see is the control
panel
a nice sleek black screen with touch
controls beside the manual you get the
wave maker
the size is perfect for our nano reef
it is barely two inches like a bit more
than one inch in diameter and less than
an inch in depth
probably the smallest wave maker out
there
it comes with extra accessories for
cable organization and a magnet to keep
it in place and to move it to desired
position without putting your hands in
the tank
so
let's get to it
we'll first do our routine weekly
cleaning and replace the current pump
afterwards
hang in there we'll rush through the
process
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okay
finally now this is done we'll get to
the fun part testing our new gadget
first let's try to figure out how to put
it together
it stands on four small rubber legs that
have to go into the internal section of
the magnet
a bit hard to push down in place since
the rubber is soft
after we did this it is now a simple
placement in the tank
like what
so simple i can't believe the hand was
struggling with the old pump every week
for like two years
the magnet is so convenient and the size
is amazing
let's plug it and see
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the control panel is equipped with two
cables
one for controlling the power head
and is tightened with a screw on cap
and the second cable goes into the power
adapter
it is just a matter of a plug and play
type of things
we'll plug it now and see the
functionality
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it is a safe 24 volt dc powered wave
maker with energy efficient propeller
and motor
it circulate the water quietly and helps
eliminate dead spots
the led display controller helps you set
the strength of the waves the flow modes
and other settings
before we dive into the settings let's
look at head head-to-head comparison
with the old water pump
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well
this is quite a difference in my opinion
as is out of the box it comes with a
default cycle it has five factory
settings mimicking dawn sunrise daylight
sunset and night
we are showing only examples of each and
what can differ among them
the dawn setting starts at 5 30 in the
morning until 7 30 and has a moderate
wave frequency using classical wave
signal and 80 of the wave maker power
you can change those settings according
to your tank behaviors and your
lifestyle
however you can't change the time start
and time end
rather it is a matter of changing the
control panel
clock for instance i change the daylight
wave mode to classical instead of
nutrition
it is a matter of wave form
we'll look into the options later during
this video
during sunset the default wave mode is
nutrition which is a slow and smooth
wave to allow proper distribution of the
food
i will use this in the morning instead
but here's how it looks in the tank
notice the swaying motion of the zenius
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it also includes a random mode that i
haven't tried in a feed button
which when clicked will reduce the wave
maker power to nearly null in order to
drop the food in
after 10 minutes it goes back to the
cycle it was in
at night it becomes a constant stream of
waves which reflects the older pump we
used a consistent power and frequency
going in one direction rather than
sending pulses like other modes
notice how the xenias are bent towards
one direction only and not swaying like
in classical wave mode
so the options are enough for you to
provide your reef tank with the natural
environment looking at the manual you
can learn how to change the cycle
settings
some wave modes allow only for frequency
changes and keep the intensity steady
here is a representation of each wave
mode which is like any other wave maker
however the huger is fit for nano tanks
because of its size and controllability
with no complications it will make our
life easier
once again big thanks to hugor online
check their website in the description
and that is it for today
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