adequate flow?

[Stilgore]

I am looking at different flow options for my 300 (96Lx30Hx24W). If I ran about 3300 GPH through a Wavy Sea spinning 360 degrees would that get enough flow to the lower parts of the tank?

Thanks,
Stil

 

[Jamesurq]

It would grately depend on the rock structure and what consitutes "enough" for the inhabitants that you plan to house.

I run over 4000 GPH in my 90 gallon tank and still feel like I could do more.

 

[Zaxxon23]

I would expect that with just one output at 3300 GPH, you're going to have some places where the flow is way to high and some where it's too low, but I haven't used a WavySea, so I can't say for sure.

I would always advise more than one source of current in the tank. It's important to get water flowing everywhere from different sources to create random turbulence.

It's the random turbulence that's most important. I like to have at least 2 sources of alternating current so you get lots of random combinations. i.e. 2 WavySeas on different settings, or 1 WavySea and an alternating power head wavemaker, etc...

But everyone has their own personal preferences. Your best bet is to try some different setups and see what you like. PVC is cheap! (unfortunately pumps are not, but hey who can ever have too many extra pumps around!)

 

[crazdreef]

i would most likely go for 6000gph in a 300gal tank

 

[WDLV]

I have a young 210 gallon SPS with two sequence reeflo barracudas for closed loops and a Mag 12 as a return. That's about 11,000 GPH of flow. That's about 52 times the tank volume per hour. The water looks like it's in a washing machine. If you spread it out throughout the tank, 10-20 times the tank volume per hour is usually sufficient.