Product Spotlight: Hygger Circulation Wave Maker Pump 50W

The Hygger brand is a common one found online. I have seen them at the last tradeshow I attended and they had quite the product selection for freshwater, marine and even reptiles with over 350 products offered. Recently, I had the opportunity to try out their latest gyre-type Circulation Wavemaker Pump rated for 3430 gph @ 50W.

As expected, the system includes a pump head, magnetic mount, controller with double faced tape for mounting, and power transformer. The one unique attribute is the rotatable magnetic mount. This will allow some additional flow directionality based on the tank size and aquascaping.

As far as controls go, it is fairly intuitive for adjusting the 4 wavemaker modes (constant, gradient, classic, and random) via the Mode Button. You can adjust the intensity from 30%-100% by using the +/- buttons. Pressing the Feed Button can cycle 3 Feeding modes with pause times from 10/20/30 minutes.

Performance thus far is impressive listing 3430 GPH for such a small form factor and recommended for 100-300 gallon tanks. Time will tell how it will hold up for the price. I will have to revisit after 6 months of use and maintenance to see what failures, if any, I may experience.

There is also a smaller unit running 2640 GPH @ 35W that is available rate for 85 – 160 gallon tanks.