Is 1300 GPH to much for a 65 gallon tank

[Matthew C]

I am upgradeing pumps and overflows, and I will be at about 1300 GPH flow rate in a 65 gallon mxed reef. I heard the more flow the better and the ocean beats any system I have seen so far when it comes to turbulent water. What problems might I face? I am putting Y's on my water outlets in the tank so I will be shooting the water in multiple directions, I am also using a SQWD. Now I won't have bulky powerheads in the display but I am afraid I will have to much flow through the sump. Whats all of your opinions?


Feels strangely liberating to come out of a long posting sabbatical

 

[michaelg]

Where is the 1300 gph coming from? There are a lot of ways to get it in there.... In general, the wider the output the more flow you can run. You don't want tiny outputs. It aslo very much depends on the pumps, head hight, elbows, tubing, and outputs as to how it all pans out.

Matt- where do you go to school? I'm right down the street from UAlbany.

 

[Matthew C]

Well, I am running a gen-x pump from about 6 feet under the tank, its head chart says that it will be putting out about 1100 gph. It will be attached to a bulk head in my sump. It runs a straight shot directly up through a check valve and into the SQWD, then out either side of the SQWD to 2 Y's that attach to that flex tubing and ultimatly 4 sray nozzles. I will also have a 600 gph quiet one that will be pumping straight up about 8 feet to a refugium that is going to be over my tank. I will have that refugium overflow directly into my tank. I am not sure how much head lose the quiet one will get at that height, but I am guessing it will be quite significant. Its amusing that this up grade is comeing two weeks after I myself screamed F it I am getting out of the hobby but now I am full bore again.

I am at HVCC and after next semester most likely UALbany I am taking it slow, real slow.

 

[monti-mike]

for some corals way too much for other not enough, but is nice to have alot of flow keeps the detrius from settleing down...

i turn my 180 over 8 times in a hr ++1500g/hr i use a pump on a sea swirl of more then 800+ g/hr

peace

mike

ljust make sure u have mulpitile out lets for all the flow, i like to use the LOCline series, moves in any direction, with no resatriction on flow, i use 4 out puts on my 180 plus 1 more for the sea swirl and my 20's in my basment i use 2 out puts each a little exp. but worth it always mobile nevr not more not like pvc...

 

[michaelg]

the way you have it all broken up, it is about 800gph tops I'm guessing. shouldn't be any problem. Just watch the flow, and put a ball valve to restrict the pump a little if needed.

 

[Matthew C]

Nice thanks alot guys.