Let's Talk About Water Movement in an SPS Tank.

[drouner]

My question is do most prefer CL systems or the power head set up such as tunze or both?

I was wondering the same thing. I'm think about redoing my set-up and removing my CL and adding another Vortech on the tank.

 

[tamortman]

i attached 2 hydor koriala #4 to my sea swirls and it gives very random flow and my sps love it they have polyped out more since i did that then ever before it also took care of almost all my dead spots

 

[SteveNMegz]

Hey guys

We've had our tnak up and runninf for a few months now... the dimensions are 48"x16"x20"Deep.

We're concerned with flow, we wanted to keep a mix variety of softies LPS and mostly SPS. we are on a budget and can't really afford $200 powerheads.

Right now we have a korilia 4(1200GPH) and 2xkorilia 2's(600x2) and with our return pumping out approx 250-300GPH.

We were thinking of ditching the 2 #2's and maybe buying a second #4, how would that work.

Or should we be looking at something with ducktails so we can really direct the flow?
Any suggestions/comments/ideas are greatly appreciated!

Just for Reference, heres our tank.
Thanks!!!

 

[Tweaker]

Thanks for the info

 

[Aquarist007]

I have linked this thread to this one in order for more access to information on other threads:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showt...hreadid=1359857

 

[five.five-six]

somewhere along here I read a question about too much flow for fish, well I built a canyon in my standard 180 and have 3kgph pump blowing out the canyon (cool way to hide a 6100) point being I have seen my sohal and purple swim straight into the canyon, fish can handle a lot of flow

 

[chercm]

any comments on my current setup with 2x tunze 6105 with OR6500 on a 4x2x2 ft tank ?

 

[gary faulkner]

Should be plenty if not too much.

HTH

 

[webersole]

Water flow question: I have a 54g corner bow tank with SPS, LPS and Zoa. I have about 475gph from my return, a Hydor Koralia 3, and a Hydor Koralia 1.

Question 1: Is this enough, too much or not enough for SPS?
Question 2: Where would you position these for maximum coverage?
Question 3: How does this compare to an MP10 or MP40 for my tank?

Your comments are welcome.

Wayne

 

[scionreefing]

My setup is a 5ft 100 gallon. I have koralia wavemaker 2 with 2 k4's and 2 coralvue 1300 gph powerheads. I'm keeping mainly sps with zoas and very few fleashy lps mainly brains.

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[pbnj]

Two Magnum 8's and two Koralia 4's in my 135g tank. Purchased them all new (on sale) for half the cost of one MP40w.

I love when people go on and on about how great VorTech's are and how they're so much better because there are no powercords in the tank. The way I see it, if you (or others) are fixated on 3 inches of cord at the top of your tank, the tank itself must not be very appealing.

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[acroholicreefer]

The way I see it, if you (or others) are fixated on 3 inches of cord at the top of your tank, the tank itself must not be very appealing.

great point. +1 to korallias!

 

[scionreefing]

Do you guys think I have enough flow for healthy sps?

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