i think i have to much flow in my tank?

[TauntingBeef]

so I have 2 Sun Super Aquatic VP-101 800 GPH that I am running 24/7 until I can get a controller, and it seems like it might be to much. So is there such a thing as to much flow? right now my tank is holding a few Cuc and 2 fish no corals yet

 

[billdogg]

That only works out to ~30x turnover not including your return. It will depend on your stocking plan however. My 120DT SPS/LPS reef is at ~70x and I'm thinking of adding more.

jm.02

 

[TauntingBeef]

thanks for the reply I'm not so worried now about keeping the running nonstop

 

[madweazl]

so I have 2 Sun Super Aquatic VP-101 800 GPH that I am running 24/7 until I can get a controller, and it seems like it might be to much. So is there such a thing as to much flow? right now my tank is holding a few Cuc and 2 fish no corals yet

I have a WP25 on one end and an RW8 on the other. They alternate on and off but I think one is rated around 3000gph and the other 2000gph (for whatever that is worth) in a 75. Flow is pretty high at the top of the tank but the bottom 2/3 is relatively light. They're in Else mode so it isnt constantly at full flow either.

 

[mcgyvr]

Thats not too much at all..
30x display volume per hour is good but not overkill at all..
Some SPS tanks run 75-100x display volume per hour..

 

[TauntingBeef]

so when the corals start to go in I'm prob going to need more flow sounds like

 

[mcgyvr]

so when the corals start to go in I'm prob going to need more flow sounds like

Not necessarily..
30X is a good amount of flow and should be just fine for most corals..
There is really no magic number... Try what you have any adjust if needed..

 

[toothybugs]

Thats not too much at all..
30x display volume per hour is good but not overkill at all..
Some SPS tanks run 75-100x display volume per hour..

Ding ding ding... I'm running 2x Tunze 6065s and 2x 6105s with a Syncra 4 in my 75 BB. How it's going now, I figure I'm blowing 7500 +/- 500gph. The bottom is pretty clean

 

[Sk8r]

My smallest damsels occasionally get swept backward in areas of my current.

 

[Xxero]

Not to be a P.I.A., but there is a difference between 'Flow' and 'Circulation'.

You want as much water circulation (turnover) as possible without creating hurricane conditions in your tank - Flow.

There is a fine balance to be attained between the two. Future coral purchases/placements will determine your flow in the end. :bigeyes:

 

[TauntingBeef]

i will be able to tell better once the sump is up and running than

 

[tommyboynj]

Its hard to have to much flow in a reef. As long as it's random. I don't factor in the return. On my tank my return feeds a frag tank, fuge, media and calc reactors. So I'm probably only running 500gph through the display. In my display I have 4 tunze 6095 and a gyre 150. All cranking 75/90%.

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