OceansMotions... any good?

Fishfreak218 · 10/03/2007, 03:57 PM

Hey,
I was looking at the OM squirt and just wanted to know if you guys liked them or not....
Thanks alot
-Josh

customcolor · 10/03/2007, 03:59 PM

i got a super squirt on a amp master pushing 2000gph and it works great. fish love it and so do the coral with all the changing currents and all

Reef Sponger · 10/03/2007, 04:00 PM

Great piece of equipment.

Fishfreak218 · 10/03/2007, 07:08 PM

anyone else?

Rpierce · 10/03/2007, 07:54 PM

Excellent piece of equipment- had one for about 3 years. I have a 4 way on a closed loop powered by a Sequence Dart!

bag151 · 10/03/2007, 09:03 PM

A good high quality piece of equipment, I still think they charge to much though.

AZDesertRat · 10/03/2007, 09:27 PM

I have a Squirt two way with a OR3500 pump in a closed loop and love it.

sjm817 · 10/03/2007, 09:35 PM

OM is one of those companies that are just top shelf. Very well made, great performing reliable products.

rishma · 10/03/2007, 10:16 PM

Nicely built product, good customer service. The one thing I do not like it lack of control, and this is a big deal to me. I think they rotate too quickly. Ideally, the rotation speed is best customized for an individual tank.

Because of this short comming, i actually prefer my hayward industrial actuated three way ball valve. Does exactly the same thing, built like a tank, and I choose the frequency.

Hopefully a future generation of OM's will have a little dial to increase or decrease rotation speed. Unitl then, actuated ball valve for me.

RicGio · 10/04/2007, 06:57 AM

I have a squirt running on a Gen x Mak4. Works great!

whatcaneyedo · 10/04/2007, 08:03 AM

I've been using a super squirt for about a year now and I love it.

Rizing · 10/04/2007, 09:39 AM

love my 4 way, paul is awesome

Fishfreak218 · 10/04/2007, 05:36 PM

sounds like everybody loves 'em
thanks guys!

anemoneguy · 10/04/2007, 06:04 PM

who has them?

bigdaddyTank · 10/05/2007, 07:31 AM

You get them from Oceans Motions or if you are lucky find a used one from someone selling it here. Thats how I got my super squirt.
http://www.oceansmotions.com

ordy1 · 10/06/2007, 08:29 AM

Most of the pictures of setups I've seen limit the discharge on each outlet of the four way to one outlet.

That's to say if you have a four way than you just run four runs of pvc to your tank. Has anyone added Tee's to an individual outlet and created the type of closed loop that Anthony Calfo suggest's?

I'm thinking of going with a two way and adding tee's, with valves at the ends to meter the water, going around each side of the tank and to the front. I'm figuring three tee's on each side. Has anyone done this? Why could it not be done?

Ordy

Fishfreak218 · 10/06/2007, 09:57 AM

hmmm interesting idea!!!

H20ENG · 10/07/2007, 07:02 PM

Paul has been working on a controller for all his valves.

You would still have to plumb 4 lines to the top of the tank for a calfo manifiold. It couldnt be all one loop or the 4 way is moot.

flyyyguy · 10/07/2007, 10:02 PM

I use 8 ways on both my tanks and wouldnt have it any other way

CruzinKim · 10/08/2007, 03:45 AM

Well made, simple design, a great piece of equipment and well worth what you pay for it.

10/03/2007, 03:57 PM	#1
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,412	OceansMotions... any good? Hey, I was looking at the OM squirt and just wanted to know if you guys liked them or not.... Thanks alot -Josh __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef

10/03/2007, 03:59 PM	#2
customcolor Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kaukauna, wi. Posts: 3,879	i got a super squirt on a amp master pushing 2000gph and it works great. fish love it and so do the coral with all the changing currents and all __________________ PLEASE DONT USE GREAT STUFF (THE YELLOW STUFF) IN YOUR TANK........USE POND FOAM (THE BLACK STUFF).. I BEG YOU! Great stuff====$5 a can 24-48 hour cure Epoxy to cover it====little as $5 for small projects or up to $100+ for larger projects and another 24-48 hour cure I hope you covered it well cuz if you didnt it will start to break down in a few months sand is another added cost to cover up the yellow. Pond foams====$9-$15 a can 24-48 hour cure DONE! You can cover it with sand if you want to (YOU DONT HAVE TO) though but thats added cost again Current Tank Info: 75 gal under way

10/03/2007, 07:08 PM	#4
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,412	anyone else? __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef

10/03/2007, 09:03 PM	#6
bag151 Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 279	A good high quality piece of equipment, I still think they charge to much though. __________________ -Brett Current Tank Info: 336g Penninsula Reef Tank

10/03/2007, 09:35 PM	#8
sjm817 On Yer left! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 18,777	OM is one of those companies that are just top shelf. Very well made, great performing reliable products. __________________ - Scott

10/03/2007, 04:00 PM	#3
Reef Sponger Moved On Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: TX/USA Posts: 696	Great piece of equipment.

10/03/2007, 07:54 PM	#5
Rpierce Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Little River, SC Posts: 742	Excellent piece of equipment- had one for about 3 years. I have a 4 way on a closed loop powered by a Sequence Dart!

10/03/2007, 09:27 PM	#7
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	I have a Squirt two way with a OR3500 pump in a closed loop and love it.

10/03/2007, 10:16 PM	#9
rishma Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,206	Nicely built product, good customer service. The one thing I do not like it lack of control, and this is a big deal to me. I think they rotate too quickly. Ideally, the rotation speed is best customized for an individual tank. Because of this short comming, i actually prefer my hayward industrial actuated three way ball valve. Does exactly the same thing, built like a tank, and I choose the frequency. Hopefully a future generation of OM's will have a little dial to increase or decrease rotation speed. Unitl then, actuated ball valve for me. __________________ Reefing since ‘96 Current Tank Info: Silence is golden

10/04/2007, 06:57 AM	#10
RicGio Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 658	I have a squirt running on a Gen x Mak4. Works great!

10/04/2007, 08:03 AM	#11
whatcaneyedo Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Prince George, BC, Canada Posts: 729	I've been using a super squirt for about a year now and I love it. __________________ 5'x3'x2' custom in-wall, LumenMax MH lighting, closed loop OM 4-Way, PM Bullet 3, PM 622 Ca Reactor, Apex, Tunzes, Reeflo Dart and Hammerhead. Current Tank Info: 225gal mixed predatory reef

10/04/2007, 09:39 AM	#12
Rizing Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 144	love my 4 way, paul is awesome

10/04/2007, 05:36 PM	#13
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,412	sounds like everybody loves 'em thanks guys! __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef

10/04/2007, 06:04 PM	#14
anemoneguy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: indpls Posts: 364	who has them?

10/05/2007, 07:31 AM	#15
bigdaddyTank Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Shawnee, Ks Posts: 40	You get them from Oceans Motions or if you are lucky find a used one from someone selling it here. Thats how I got my super squirt. http://www.oceansmotions.com

10/06/2007, 08:29 AM	#16
ordy1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: new jersey Posts: 425	Most of the pictures of setups I've seen limit the discharge on each outlet of the four way to one outlet. That's to say if you have a four way than you just run four runs of pvc to your tank. Has anyone added Tee's to an individual outlet and created the type of closed loop that Anthony Calfo suggest's? I'm thinking of going with a two way and adding tee's, with valves at the ends to meter the water, going around each side of the tank and to the front. I'm figuring three tee's on each side. Has anyone done this? Why could it not be done? Ordy

10/06/2007, 09:57 AM	#17
Fishfreak218 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Palm Beach Florida Posts: 1,412	hmmm interesting idea!!! __________________ -30g. Oceanic Cube Cuttlefish Reef -90g. Mixed Reef -14g Biocube FW planted tank -10g. frag tank (soon) Current Tank Info: 90g. Reef, 30g. Cube cuttlefish reef

10/07/2007, 07:02 PM	#18
H20ENG Pro builder/aquarist hack Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NORCAL (Vacaville, CA) Posts: 5,125	Paul has been working on a controller for all his valves. You would still have to plumb 4 lines to the top of the tank for a calfo manifiold. It couldnt be all one loop or the 4 way is moot.

10/07/2007, 10:02 PM	#19
flyyyguy King of the white corals Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,239	I use 8 ways on both my tanks and wouldnt have it any other way __________________ I like holding hands, snuggling, and long walks on the beach

10/08/2007, 03:45 AM	#20
CruzinKim Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: If Not There, Then Here. Posts: 693	Well made, simple design, a great piece of equipment and well worth what you pay for it.