HydorWi-Fi Controllable Wavemaker Pump, 370-1050 GPH

This is a great little (and I mean tiny) wave maker system. I wanted a small footprint in my IM Fusion 20 and this seemed like the right thing to get. I actually just ordered a second one for the opposite side of my tank. The app is not as "dummy" proof as a lot of things are these days, but it works flawlessly for me and my iPhone. I see a lot of complaints about the way that you connect to these pumps and the directions that come with them leave a lot to be desired for sure, but with just a little poking around in the settings you can make it connect to your home network and therefore connect to the cloud. The pump itself is extremely quiet and powerful especially for its size.

This wave maker is advertised as controllable through an app, both for iOS and Google users. After purchasing and installing this pump, I was amazed to find there is no longer a Hydor app or Aqamai app available in the Apple App Store. As a result, this nano size wave maker only runs at 50% power with no programming available, rendering it useless. The Hydor website, along with this Amazon page, as well as the Akamai KPS packaging and tutorial videos all clearly state this pump is app driven for iOS users. I tried to contact Hydor customer service about this issue but received no reply. I had to pull this pump back out of my tank just after having installed it, and return it to Amazon.

I feel for the price, this is a reasonable purchase to gain better control of water movement in your aquarium. As a newbie reefer, this is probably as close as I will get to an mp series which is priced around $300. Software is a little clunky and definitely take some playing around with it to get your setup going but the built in presets work great. Power seems plenty adequate for my mixed reef. My only complaint is...if this runs it’s own WiFi network causing you to disconnect from your home router network to reconnect to the pump network, then why in the world did they not just consider using a simple Bluetooth connection or add it as a second connection option since I mostly “set and forget”. Still working great after a month and worthy of a 4.5 star rating in my honest opinion.

Not only does this have the “cool factor” written all over it, and the ability to program amazing parameters right from your iPhone, but I was also searching for something that would not overpower fish and corals in a narrow (tall) 10 gal. tank. I would also mention the near-“silent” operation. (I will be buying another one to randomize the flow for my corals even more and also to further eliminate dead spots in the tank behind rocks). Watch an online video as to the programming, however, because although it is visual and fairly intuitive, it takes some getting used to at first; without a video you might feel caught in a programming loop. Of course, once you set the timed intervals the way you like them you won’t have to fool with settings again. There is a handy physical button on the unit to press which will turn off the flow for 10 minutes to allow you to feed— and the settings will resume. This way you don’t have to pull out your phone. I have only had the system up and running for about 2 or 3 weeks, so I cannot comment on overall durability/longevity, but if this thing lasts it will be well worth the money.

There’s no app so you can’t set it or use it, I tried for a solid hour and order one that comes with a display screen that I can set without a smart phone.

Awesome little wavemaker. The wifi is a plus and user interface is easy and straight forward. Some of the set modes that they offer are great and there is a variety to choose from or make your own custom setting. I like the small form since I have a 14g nano tank and this fits perfectly. Pricing is great for what you get. I would definitely recommend this.

was a great pump for my nano tank, came home one day to the controller blinking red (something stuck in propeller) confirmed that was not the case but took it out and cleaned it anyway. Put it back in tank still blinking red tried reset still not working. would love to know how to get in contact with the company or just buy a nero 3 from AI

This is the perfect power head for any new reefer and its even easier to set up. I use this power head on my 20g reef tank and once you set it up you never have to worry about it. The app is very easy to use. Check out some of the videos on YouTube.

While it was a bit expensive -but it works really well. Love the programmability. now 2 years on works as well as when I bought it. Th only thing is at times my apple devices lock onto its WIFI and not my 5Ghz

It’s very neat and I really like the app and everything that you can program it to do, but my tank is 32 gallons and the is not sufficient for my tank, I would need 4 or 5 of them. This is good for smaller tanks

It's small. Pretty powerful and very user friendly. Not a silent as i thought it would be. But not too loud either.

Amesome powerhead!! Fast shipping