Good flow 4 a 75g
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solitude127
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For the price, koralias are pretty good. but if you have the $, go with vortech. you could probably get away with just having 1.
Aqua Keepers
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One would be fine
Aqua Keepers
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The nice thing about the Vortech Pumps is that you can reduce the flow rates. So, you would have no prob with two in a 75g, but you might have to reduce flow rates.
Aqua Keepers
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Ditto
austin93
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I have 1 mp40w in my 75 sps tank and its great. I did have 2 tunze nano streams modded and they were great too. Much less expensive. Both options are better than a hydor, just too big in the tank in my opinion. I have never seen a tank hide those hydors especially a relatively small tank like a 75. The tunze's can be resold for 50 or more when you decide to upgrade to the vortech later on.
mcarroll
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Re: Good flow 4 a 75g
Jeff:
I'd echo austin93's suggestion to consider Tunze nanostreams. Tunze is expensive compared to Hydor's offering, but has a 2 year warranty + it's fully serviceable so you will never have to throw one away to buy a whole new unit. Replacement parts are even reasonably priced. This makes the single-speed nanostreams (and streams 2's for that matter) probably the most economical option in the long run. Maybe the short run too - they're a very solid product in many respects.
I'm running a pair of 6045's in my 38 gallon reef....sounds like a lot, but I think you'll actually be able to get a lot more out of them in a four foot tank. That extra space lends more momentum to the water moved by the nanostream.
My tank is cramped and it's hard to generate much momentum at all, so I ended up needing two. (I really need to re-re-stack my rocks...
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I predict a pair of 6045's in your 75 gal would be very nice. Easy to add a third or fourth later as the tank grows in. Or even sell the two and trade up to a Tunze Stream 2 (options from 1700 gph to 3100gph under $270) or even a fully controlled Tunze or Vortech if you *really* feel like upgrading. :smokin:
To me the economy (2 for about $210 for 2400 gph total) and performance (all around) of the 6045's put them in a sweet spot...adding one or more as needed (if needed) in the future is an alright strategy.
BTW, about $280 will get you a Tunze 6055 with their Single Controller - fun, very useful combo. Similar price and performance (at least in terms of gph) to the Vortech mp10. (I prefer the aim-ability of the Tunze's personally, but the Vortech's are a solid product too.)
-Matt
P.S. If the Sure Flo mod kits work on your Maxi Jet's, that makes another option worthy of consideration. (I'm not sure.)
Jeff:
I'd echo austin93's suggestion to consider Tunze nanostreams. Tunze is expensive compared to Hydor's offering, but has a 2 year warranty + it's fully serviceable so you will never have to throw one away to buy a whole new unit. Replacement parts are even reasonably priced. This makes the single-speed nanostreams (and streams 2's for that matter) probably the most economical option in the long run. Maybe the short run too - they're a very solid product in many respects.
I'm running a pair of 6045's in my 38 gallon reef....sounds like a lot, but I think you'll actually be able to get a lot more out of them in a four foot tank. That extra space lends more momentum to the water moved by the nanostream.
My tank is cramped and it's hard to generate much momentum at all, so I ended up needing two. (I really need to re-re-stack my rocks...)I predict a pair of 6045's in your 75 gal would be very nice. Easy to add a third or fourth later as the tank grows in. Or even sell the two and trade up to a Tunze Stream 2 (options from 1700 gph to 3100gph under $270) or even a fully controlled Tunze or Vortech if you *really* feel like upgrading. :smokin:
To me the economy (2 for about $210 for 2400 gph total) and performance (all around) of the 6045's put them in a sweet spot...adding one or more as needed (if needed) in the future is an alright strategy.
BTW, about $280 will get you a Tunze 6055 with their Single Controller - fun, very useful combo. Similar price and performance (at least in terms of gph) to the Vortech mp10. (I prefer the aim-ability of the Tunze's personally, but the Vortech's are a solid product too.)
-Matt
P.S. If the Sure Flo mod kits work on your Maxi Jet's, that makes another option worthy of consideration. (I'm not sure.)
I'm running 2 K'3s, a modded maxijet 1200 (2000gph+), a closed loop around 600gph, and my return at around 400gph.
I feel like I finally have enough flow, but you do see the powerheads. It is a tradeoff, IMO. I can't drop 400 on a vortech, so I deal with having a bunch of powerheads in the tank. I've gotten used to them though.
HTH,
I feel like I finally have enough flow, but you do see the powerheads. It is a tradeoff, IMO. I can't drop 400 on a vortech, so I deal with having a bunch of powerheads in the tank. I've gotten used to them though.
HTH,
cardiffgiant
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Good to know that 9025's resell for so much. I used 2 modded tunze 9025s in my 75, and the flow was great. When I upgraded to a 90, they just didn't push enough volume. I just upgraded to a MP40W. I'm not happy with the flow at the other end of the tank, so I put one of the 9025's on the back wall, pointed at the far end.
2 MP40W's would be overkill, IMO, because you'd be dialing them both down so much. When I researched adding them to my 90 (trying to decide if I needed 1 or 2) I read a thread where someone added the MP40W to one end of a 90 and a MP10 on the back wall at the opposite end.
Looks clean, effective, and is $200 cheaper than 2 MP40W's.
dcforester1
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I picked up 6 MJ, 3 900, 1 1200, 1 600, 1 400, 2 of the 900 are modified, the 400, is in my sons 16gal tank, I have a 9 in 12 in my 75gal tank, and the other 9 I use just to move water, IE water changes. I bought all of them w/ the mods for under $50. Look around, there is plenty to waste your money on in this hobby.
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