Maxi-Jet Powerhead

[Pallen81]

Does anyone have any experience with a Maxi-Jet Powerhead?

Are these good products? Or should I look for another powerhead? Whats your experience? Whats a good company?

Thanks!!!!

[Germanman]

they are pretty good quality powerheads.

[5xevy]

I agree. I use them and they work well.

[Reefscape]

i personally think they are good product, never had one let me down before and use them for various tasks...Good kit mate..Also, quite mod'able...

Niko

[sapgranth25]

there the best on the market at the moment for price & quality

plus there very silent & i`ve not heard a bad thing yet about them had a few running now for a year & with regular cleaning there still working as good as they did on day 1..

[fsn77]

I really like the MJ PHs. The only thing I'd really recommend doing is either spending the extra money (more than the PH itself) on the Algae-Free magnetic mounts or DIY some yourself. The difference is night and day when it comes to magnetic mounts vs. suction cups. Not battling suction cups to stick and no longer worrying about one falling off the glass and causing a sand storm or landing on a coral has been quite a relief.

[Pallen81]

Algae-Free magnetic mounts or DIY some yourself

So what you're saying is the suction cups get all covered in algae and the powerhead then falls down into the tank? That's not good.... I've haven't seen any metal clips or anything.... hmmmm

Thanks for the responses everyone.

[Reefscape]

Yeah, section cups in marine tanks are alwats dodgy because of the salinity of the water, it creeps behind the suction cup, goes slightly slimy and falls off...i have used a large tank magent before and used zip ties to mount the powerhead on to the magnet...works a treat and easy to re-position...

Niko

[Germanman]

long term a magnet next to the pump wont be so good. the pump works by a magnet so the oposing force will ware it down sooner. just replace the suction cups and fasten the powerhead cord in a way so that it cant fall or angel to the sand bed.

[xrock06x]

just stay away from rio

[Fishieness]

the maxi jets do come with a plastic clip mount.

[Reefscape]

never actaully been able to find a valid use for the long mounts..not had any tank that they will actually fit on...i do take it your on about the long plastic ones where the PH can slide up and down on mate?

Niko

[LittlePuff]

I've got 4 maxi-jets. Whenever I unplug mine to feed/water change. I have had them refuse to work when I plug them back in. Mine eventually start again, but only after I've re-plugged them in about 20X each. I won't buy another one.

[Reefscape]

i have never had a MaxiJet let me down...so far...touching wood now lol....The only time i hear people say they play up is when they are used on a wave-maker...

Niko

[NapoliNewJersey]

I bought 2 maxi's 2 azoo's and 2 via aqua's and the maxi jets are so much better than the other two brands. Also they are small/don't take up much space and like someone said earlier they are quiet.

Also about the suction cup thing ... the maxijets are light and they don't pull on the suction cups as much as my other heads do. Then again I havn't expierenced the salt creeping yet (i've only had them for 2 weeks.) and I'm not looking foward to it i guess.

[rsw686]

I have 3 maxi-jets and they all work great. The design is simple and effective. to the poster who's maxi-jets don't start I would take it apart and clean it. You might have something stuck in there. You twist the bottom until the notches line up and it just pulls apart.

[lebloom]

Nice power head and good price

[Pallen81]

so far my two maxi jet powerheads are working great. lets hope it continues

[Catpicklesdog]

I agree with everything everyone has said about Maxi-Jet. I have 3 of them (1 of which I've had 2.5 yrs). The only difference being - my suction cups haven't let me down yet!!! (probably will tonight now I've said that!)

[Germanman]

ive had one of the old models from about 5 years ago fail on me but never the newer ones they always work great. good to hear urs is doing good pallen:)

[USCavalry19d]

long term a magnet next to the pump wont be so good. the pump works by a magnet so the oposing force will ware it down sooner. just replace the suction cups and fasten the powerhead cord in a way so that it cant fall or angel to the sand bed.

Yup i totally agree with this. Also instead of replacing the suction cups you can simply clean them in HOT fresh water. I have some super duty tape that holds the cords of my powerheads to the back of the tank to help keep the powerheads from falling. This seems to work great. Also it is usually a good idea to maintain your powerheads by cleaning them atleast bi-monthly.

[Germanman]

Yup i totally agree with this. Also instead of replacing the suction cups you can simply clean them in HOT fresh water. I have some super duty tape that holds the cords of my powerheads to the back of the tank to help keep the powerheads from falling. This seems to work great. Also it is usually a good idea to maintain your powerheads by cleaning them atleast bi-monthly.
i do monthly cleaning and have no issues.

[USCavalry19d]

Yeah i clean mine atleast every other month and have no issues out of any of my equipment. Maintenance of any equipment in SW is a MUST.

[Michael Marino]

how do you " mod" a power head may I ask?

[Germanman]

how do you " mod" a power head may I ask?
adding different attachments and so on.

[USCavalry19d]

Usually you can add a piece of PVC pipe to the outlet of the powerhead. Drill holes all around the pipe and then cap the PVC. This will cause the water from the PVC pipe to be dispersed.

[drobes]

When people talk about modding a powerhead they are usually referring to alterations that will increase the output or power of the pump moreso than just directional attachments. Maxijet is a very common mod that involves changing the prop. Check out www.mjmods.com (http://www.mjmods.com) if you're looking for kits.

[Reefscape]

Ask, and ye shall recieve....

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=717034&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=611354&perpage=25&highlight=DIY%20tunze&pagenumber=1

http://www.3reef.com/forums/i-made/maxi-jet-prop-mod-36080.html

Niko