planning flow for my 125

[Teremei]

Well I'll be setting up a 6' 125 pretty soon. And the return flow from the sump will be a panworld 50-px or simular. Which is 1100GPH seperated into 2 tubes each with 2 nozzles. 2 of which I'm going to try to fit to rotating flow directors on. And I was thinking about putting a tunze 6060 on one side of the tank facing straight into the middle of the tank, which is 1600GPH. How does that sound? Would any of you plan differently? Any other good options, wavemakers, seio, ect. . .

 

[integlikewhoa]

Well sounds good. I use a closed loop cuz i dont like power heads. But power heads work just fine. 2700gph of flow sounds good. I think the panworld will be alot less actual flow tho.

 

[Teremei]

Well like very common in this hobby I post my plans, then find out about something better. I'm now currently planning on running 2 3/4" sea swirls for the return pump, and I'm seriously considering the icecap VorTech coming out, to compliment that.

 

[integlikewhoa]

The vortech is something new right? Is it out? how much? I never used power heads but tunze are so why i switch?

 

[Teremei]

it's very good. You can tune it anywhere from ~300GPH - 3000GPH.

http://www.ecotechmarine.com/products/vortech.htm

There is also a video but I'm too lazy to find it.

 

[integlikewhoa]

damn

 

[eng55]

I am also starting up a 6' 125g right now. I am going bb on mine so right now I am planning on 5 maxijet 1200s on the back wall facing straight down. Then probably 4 seio 1500's for the rest of the water movement. Good luck setting up the tank.
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[Teremei]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6576496#post6576496 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by eng55
I am also starting up a 6' 125g right now. I am going bb on mine so right now I am planning on 5 maxijet 1200s on the back wall facing straight down. Then probably 4 seio 1500's for the rest of the water movement. Good luck setting up the tank.
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Thanks, you too. But say good luck to my wallet.

 

[old salty]

I have something similar to what you are planning. Two Seio 1500s on each side of the tank. I may get two 820s and put them on the back of the tank to interrrupt the lateral flow and help move the water through the live rock a bit better.

 

[Teremei]

I think I'll probably end up with 4 rotating hydors on my return flow of 1100GPH. And a vortex tuned to about 1000GPH. I'm willing to spend the $ on the vortech because it looks very good. But I'll save the money and go with hydors instead of sea swirls.

 

[boxfishpooalot]

Re: planning flow for my 125

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6572109#post6572109 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Teremei
Well I'll be setting up a 6' 125 pretty soon. And the return flow from the sump will be a panworld 50-px or simular. Which is 1100GPH seperated into 2 tubes each with 2 nozzles. 2 of which I'm going to try to fit to rotating flow directors on. And I was thinking about putting a tunze 6060 on one side of the tank facing straight into the middle of the tank, which is 1600GPH. How does that sound? Would any of you plan differently? Any other good options, wavemakers, seio, ect. . .

Is this a bb tank or sandbed tank?

If its bb I think you will need alot more flow. Sandbed tanks can get away with alot less flow imo. Just need enough for surface movment on the corals so they can breath well by bringing fresh gasses as well as remove them.

 

[Teremei]

SB. I am leaning toward a 4" DSB of mostly southdown with some fiji pink mixed in.

 

[fishamajiggle]

i also have a 125, I have one seio 1500, one tunze 6060 and a 1200 gph overflow and a mag 12 return, the tank really had few dead spots