The Nero 5 pump is one of the most exciting pumps to hit the reef aquarium scene in a really long time. Not just because it’s the first pump from Aqua Illumination, not only because it was engineered by the same people who brought us the Vortechs, but for the combination of modern features that it manages to pack into a tiny powerful package.
The pumps we’re actually testing out right now arenot our first encounter with the AI Nero 5as you know, we were fortunate enough to get some quality time with them this summer at Ecotech/AI headquarters. But now that we’ve got some production versions, all the materials have been finalized and the software streamlined, we can actually take it for a literal spin on our own working reef tanks.
正如我们从公司所期望的那样,Nero 5的包装是一流的,其中包含有关该泵的作用的许多有用信息。Before you even get one you can see at a glance that the AI Nero 5 pushes up to 3,000 gallons per hour, it is controllable both wirelessly and manually with the integrated driver, it’s less than three inches in diameter and can mount to glass up to half an inch thick.
但是,一旦取出盒子,您就可以立即看到泵本身与包装一样精心设计。一个宽阔的前面面向插座,使彩色蓝绿色的螺旋桨取代具有独特的“内部”设计。AI Nero 5的唯一水入口是仅在泵后部的六角形进气烤架,这意味着水非常直接通过泵体传播。拆除前烧烤架并“释放”螺旋桨从其微小的内定子上“释放”这是一个简单的转折,以揭示AI Nero 5泵的真正简单性。
But with its in-tank placement there are many reefers are dying to know how big this pump really is, especially compared to popular water pumps in this size and flow category. The pump itself projects just a touch over two inches from the glass with a good half inch of that consisting of the magnet mount – it may only be able to pivot 15 degrees in any direction but that should be enough to direct the broad outflow in a general direction.
If there’s one feature which really differentiates the AI Nero 5 pump from any others it’s not its brauns but its brains. Since it uses Bluetooth LE the connection to the myAI app is seamless and instantaneous giving immediate access to all the fun control and programming options. As smooth as the setup of the ‘smart features’ is, we’re glad that the AI Nero 5 pump keeps some degree of manual control through the integrated driver like its Vortech cousins.
我们对空水箱中的功能和功能进行了粗略的测试,是的,它推了大量的水,是的,它可以用其中的最好的水产生真实的波浪。在启动时将泵握在手中,您确实可以感觉到该泵在充分爆炸时产生的力,并且对于长达四英尺长甚至更大的储罐应该足够。
This is just our initial review of the pump outside the trade show environment, on its own but next we’ll be putting this pump to work! It’s going to be installed on our medium size 60 gallon cube tank which has been served by a pair of Vortech MP10s so stay tuned as it’s going to be very interesting to see how these two pumps types and models compare and contrast one another.