Sea Swirl Water Oscillator

[brick-brothers]

Who has this on their setup? is it worth the money? Pro/cons?

 

[duke62]

I have 2 and love mine. I dont mount them right on my tank. I use a piece of plywood and mount it high so no water gets into the mechanisms. Worked for me now for 3 years

 

[brick-brothers]

was that a common issue with them? any cons?

 

[duke62]

Some threads I heard of rusting and seizing of the motor before I bought it so I took it upon myself to mod it

 

[brick-brothers]

gotcha

 

[bigsink]

I have 6 that are all running 4 years plus and I never had an issue.

 

[MIKE NY]

not to be the downer here, but I've never had any luck with them...some lasted a year or two and others even less... motors seizing etc.. , but the most common problem was the lingage inside breaking. I've used the 1/2 and 3/4"models...for me not worth the $ and won't be using them again...I just use different powerheads now.

 

[albano]

I have 4... 2 of them have been in constant use for over 8 yrs, the other 2 about 3 yrs... Never a problem, never even serviced/cleaned them!

 

[Marek-S]

Have 2 of them hooked up to my return - running for 3 years - no problems

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

I have 4 3/4 inch sea swirls. 1 broke after 3 months and they repaired it and has been working fine. The others have been running for over 3 years now flawlessly. I would purchase them again.

 

[pecan2phat]

I'd say the average lifespan on the linkage within the motor is 5~6 years. I've have ones that are still turning at 9 years and have had ones that needed internals replaced at about 4 years of use.
FWIW, the cost of serving the motor is $75 + your shipping cost.

 

[brick-brothers]

I think I might invest in 2 once I setup my 220g

 

[Uprising Rage]

Great thread. Thanks for the info everyone.

 

[JBNY]

Used them for a number of years oin my tank, had a problem with one of them say 10 years ago, they fixed it out of warranty pretty cheap. Other than that it's solid.