Pics of water flow for SPS tanks

MarcoPolo

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Can you please post some pics of your pumps orientation so I can get some good ideas on how to organize an effective water flow in my tank?
 
i dont have a pic really, but i have 2 vortec mp40s for my barebottom, minimal rock 75g sps tank... they are about 2/3 up the glass on each end facing each other... get some awesome sps flow imo, but i am kind of noob, sooooo.... lol
 
There is no one answer to the "where to place my power heads" question. Each tank is different as the rock work is different creating different flow needs. The best thing to do is play around with the positioning and angles of the power heads until you get the flow how you and your corals like it. Flow needs also will change over time. Corals will grow and reduce flow to certain areas of the tank that before had good flow. More/larger power heads may be needed. But for reference I have 2 Korillia 2s in the top corners of my tank 1 in front 1 in back both angled down and toward the rock/corals. I also have one modded MJ600 in the back of the tank to create flow in the rear and bottom of the tank.
Pic, cant see the MJ it is hidden by the piece of LR on the right side.
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Random Chaos is all I can say. SPS like a ton of flow, just not constant direct flow. 2 Mp40s in a 5ft tank set to Reefcrest Anti Sync is what I am using.
 
Thanks to all for the pics.

Pallobi, like me you have a bare bottom tank. Do you have lots of 'dirt' accumulating on the display tank? I am struggling with this issue, and trying to understand if it is because I am not generating a good flow despite the 'horse-power' of my pumps?
 
+3 random chaos. I have my power heads so that their flows intersect, this makes very good random water movement for me. The green leather's polyps get blasted back and forth.
 
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