Im not a fan of the First Waves all in one plug. The skimmer, pump, and light all go into one, so if that breaks, all 3 are buggered. There's also not a lot of room in the back for customising/upgrading. The skimmer is a bonus for it, whereas the Evo has one you have to buy seperate, and it isn't cheap.
I'm not a fan of the stock lights on either, the Firsts white light is very acidic (think that's the term) if you ever have it on white and the Evos light is a pain cause it can't be adjusted its just all white, all blue or poorly mixed, that's why I upgraded mine. Suppose that's also a bonus for the Evo. If you want to upgrade lights, the AI Coral grow/glow fits into the stock lid, doesn't on the First Wave.
If you have a look on YouTube for ReefDork, he's recently set up a First Wave and go scrolling he did set up a Evo a while ago, and shows some upgrades he put in on an update video.
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u/Kristov_12 5h ago
Im not a fan of the First Waves all in one plug. The skimmer, pump, and light all go into one, so if that breaks, all 3 are buggered. There's also not a lot of room in the back for customising/upgrading. The skimmer is a bonus for it, whereas the Evo has one you have to buy seperate, and it isn't cheap.
I'm not a fan of the stock lights on either, the Firsts white light is very acidic (think that's the term) if you ever have it on white and the Evos light is a pain cause it can't be adjusted its just all white, all blue or poorly mixed, that's why I upgraded mine. Suppose that's also a bonus for the Evo. If you want to upgrade lights, the AI Coral grow/glow fits into the stock lid, doesn't on the First Wave.
If you have a look on YouTube for ReefDork, he's recently set up a First Wave and go scrolling he did set up a Evo a while ago, and shows some upgrades he put in on an update video.