Help me pick out Streams for my tank 36x24x24

[jman77]

Hello Guys,

Please help me pick the right streams for my new tank. I'm thinking of getting 2 Turbelle Stream 6000 + Multicontroller 7095 for the tank. Do you think I should get two 6100's instead of the 6000's ? The tank is about 95 gallons ( 36x24x25)

 

[rvitko]

I think your choice is correct, that is providing it will be SPS and without sugar sand. Two 6100's will probably be too much.

 

[luger]

I think your choice is correct, that is providing it will be SPS and without sugar sand. Two 6100's will probably be too much.

What about in a mixed 90gl reef tank,what would you reccomend?

 

[rvitko]

Probably one 6000 and a wavebox would be the ideal.

 

[jman77]

Hello Rvitko,

I plan on having a semi mixed reef in this tank with mostly sps, and about an inch of sugar sized sand at the bottom. Can I turn down the power of the streams with the controller if I find they are blowing too hard ?

 

[rvitko]

You can turn them down. The sand will be a problem though, especially since at a 1" depth it will never really establish much life to help cement the grains. The sand can damage the pumps if it gets in them.

 

[Scott1]

Maybe you could give me a recomendation. I have 200 gal. reef ready Oceanic tank (84" long). It has been up about one year and have some sps corals and a few soft corals. I have just two little giant return pumps so the flow is not great. The tank has the built in overflows and I keep the water pretty high. I really need to increase the flow but I am concerned about having to keep the water low to use the Wave box. Also, what about the stress on the joints?

Your recommendations are greatly apprecitated.

 

[rvitko]

You would have to reduce your return flow and router down the overflow notches to use a wavebox, and yes, it does shorten tank life some as it stresses the seems to have a surge flow.

The wavebox is an adjunct to flow and not a flow solution on it's own. I would probably start with adding a couple Stream pumps. A TS24 would be the best bet if your focus is going to be SPS.