Optimal stream placement

[duanedewitt]

Hi

I am planning a new tank, 95" long 40" wide and 30" high.

The overflow will be on one of the side panels and there will only be the front panel viewable.

The tank will be SPS dominated, some LPS and lots of clams. Fish will be large angels, tangs, wrasse and some reef friendly triggers.

Rock placement is going to be based on the Tunze layout and what is optimal. I am thinking either a reef on one side of the tank with a sand bed on the other so that the tunze is far away from the SPS. Alternatively rock placement in center of tank with sand bed on either side. Another option is bare bottom with rock covering the entire length of the tank. Only restriction is that there is enough space for large queen/blue face type angels and large naso/sohal type tangs.

Budget isn't a contraint, I'd like to know what is the best layout for the Tunze stream's?

So in a greenfield environment what would Tunze do?

Thanks for the help
Duane

 

[rvitko]

If you are starting out with fish that are over 4" and don't plan on anything smaller you could go with 2 6301. On the other hand 4 6201 would work and give more redundant safety as you would have more pumps if one goes out and needs to come in for repair.

 

[duanedewitt]

Thanks. I am happy with 4x6201 with 7095. What about placement? I want the tank to be SPS dominated and have read that these pumps can only be placed 3 feet away from SPS, is this true?

 

[rvitko]

No, you can have SPS that have adapted to the high flow and are generally from high flow regions less than 1ft away. The main problem is that most of the SPS that are captive raised or even wild caught have had less flow and they need to be slowly acclimated to the stronger flow which is certainly not any stronger than what they would have had in nature.

 

[duanedewitt]

Ok, great. That makes things a lot easier, thanks.