4' x 6' x 2' flow ideas

[icu2]

Well, I finally have my 360 in my house and I am contemplating flow. I have 2 vortech mp40s and 2 waveboxes. I was thinking waveboxes in back and shooting foreward 4' and vortechs on middle of sides shooting the 6' direction. Enough? Thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[Easily Distracted]

I'm definitely not an expert on MP40s or waveboxes but I'm thinking if you put the waveboxes on the wider ends you might get a longer, slower wave in stead of a pulsing wave. When diving on a reef you can't help but notice how the current pulls you so long in on direction only to push you all the way back to where you started. There must be such great contact and exchange between the corals and the water column. Not sure if the MP40s are better suited for this though.

That tank sounds like its gonna be nice.

 

[hollback]

Andy,

Is this primarily for SPS? IMO you don't have enough flow. Remember that Tunze says that the back and forth sloshing of the wave box does not count as flow. I agree from first hand experience. I had my Tunzes making waves on my AquaSurf and had little to no growth. I removed the "wave" action code and growth took off.

Chris Ward had, I believe 4 Tunze pumps in his 240 and he still could have used more.

 

[RokleM]

First off, pictures or we'll call you a LIAR! :lol:

I had 4 MP40's in my 200g, two creating a wave, two on reefcrest. I would go the other way, waveboxes on the end creating a wave the long distance, MP40's equally spaced on the back walls shooting to the front. I'm with Jason though, and I'd think about more flow eventually. For now, yes it would get you started. It partially depends on the tank and how big of a wave you can get rocking in there.

 

[icu2]

Hmm.

So we're thinking 2+ 6100's as well or should I get larger TUNZE or more vortechs?? This is going to be mixed stony (not a big fan of most softies).

lol... pics will come.

 

[icu2]

So, here is another Question...

Would I be better off having constant flow from the TUNZE pump using both bottom bulkheads as return and the top two as supply ALONG with the MP40s, a soon to be mine 6305 tunze and 2 waveboxes? Thoughts?