2 x 6055 in 80L / 20G nano reef on multi controller 7095

[bushwick]

Hi Roger,

Thinking of adding 2 x 6055 (when they hit Australia) in my nano reef (20G / 80L - 24 long, 12 wide, 18 high). Tank has a full mixture of corals (SPS/LPS / xenia) / inverts etc and is heavily stocked. Shallow sand bed (SSB).

I was thinking of adding 2 streams and placing them at either end and having one on the other off and continue so on and so forth. Would not need to run at 100%, maybe pulse 30/50% etc.

Any problems or is this going way over board on such a small tank. Would I be better of with one on a single controller.

This tank is very very high tech and has put me back over USD $4500. This tank has everything except a wave box (damn shame they don't work in a 2ft tank, a nano version with ultra quick pulsing pumps would be awesome):smokin:

Anyway your input is always appreciated.

Cheers

 

[mattboy]

I'd really love to see some photos and a description of a $4500 20g tank. You could become legendary either as a bold visionary or an obsessed lunatic for spending that kind of money on a nano!

Anyhow, I'm sure Roger will respond to this, but I don't see why your plan wouldn't be fine. IMO the only drawback is that it's such a small tank the pumps will take up some valuable room. As far as the multi vs single controller, well, I think you're a little past trying to save money on this one!

 

[rvitko]

I think one pump would do it, the nice thing about the 6055 is the flow is electronically variable so you can crank it down to just a few hundred gallons per hour, but on high power I think the bounce back flow will be sufficient and just the pump pulsing should be all the flow you require.

 

[bushwick]

Thanks guys,

I will look into it once they hit the shelf.

My tank is starfire front / sides.

Lighting - 150W 10K Ushio globe / 70W 14K Astralux glob / blue LED night light.
Skimmer - Deltec MCE 600
Nitrate reactor - Deltec NFP 509 run fully on auto mode which is hooked into an Aquamedic Redox controller which regulates the water flow through the unit - aim minus 170MV.
Ph meter - Pin point
Ozone - Red Sea ozone plus delux with ORP meter
Temp control - Tunze temp controller hooked into a single fan (great unit)
Water control level - Tunze osmolator 3155
4 way dosing pump by aquamedic - doses 2 part CA / Alk (Kent marine tech A + B), vodka to nitrate filter and small amount of strontium.
Po4 removal is done by two little fishies fludised bed filter run with a small amount of ROWA.

I think thats about it....water current at the moment is by 5 small power heads rated at 600 L/hr each. Works good, but something that could pulse and change the random flow would be a nice feature.

Cheers

 

[mattboy]

I'd like to see some photos, not only of this tank, but maybe some of your clowns as well. Sounds like a neat tank. If you posted this on the reef chemistry forum, you would be highly discouraged from dosing strontium. Since you have a 4 way dosing pump, have you considered dosing KW? Seems a shame not to as long as you have the pump.

In a lame attempt to stay on topic, I would suggest you try a 6025 temporarily (if you can get one) until the 6055s come out. In my 50 gallon corner, the corals immediately responded to the nano streams when I replaced the maxijets with them, and there was less laminar current blowing sand around.