CoralVue's DC wave pump — 4,500 GPH with a ~29.5° medium cone in BRS's test, sitting between a narrow SPS jet and a wide LPS spread. Ships with a controller (pulse / wave / random / feed) and undercuts the MP40 on price.
The Octo Pulse 4 is Reef Octopus's answer to the MP40 — same broad-propeller idea, its own controller, and a middle-of-the-road ~29.5° cone that suits a general mixed reef. BRS flagged it as a case study in why GPH lies: it and the MP40 are both '4,500 GPH' yet ~5° apart in spread. Solid value if you want big, controllable flow without EcoTech money.
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CoralVue
coralvue.com
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$339.99 | In stock | today | Buy → |
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Reef Octopus
OCTO Pulse 4 Wave Pump
$339.99
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Tunze
from $329.99
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EcoTech Marine
from $479.99
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| Max flow | 4,500 GPH | — | — |
| Power | DC controllable | 7 W DC, controllable | 30 W max DC |
| Spray angle | 29.5° - medium (BRS test) | wide - est. ~55°; Tunze markets "ultra-wide" (not in BRS test) | ~24° - narrow, long throw (BRS protractor test) |
| Control | included controller: constant / pulse / wave / random / feed | Tunze Multicontroller 7096 / 7097 compatible | QD driver + ReefLink WiFi / EcoSmart app |
| Mount | magnetic | — | — |
