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[VSpeck]

I bought a stream 6080 and a stream 6100. will this do ok in my 58? I have crushed coral as substrate i dont know how much it takes to blow this stuff around.

Also i am looking for a single controler 7091 for the 6100 if any one has one local.
tia

 

[dphins]

Personally, I would say the 6100 is to much for a 3 foot tank. I have the 6100 in a 4 foot tank and it pushes my sand around. It's also hard on the corals in it's path of flow.

 

[VSpeck]

the 6100 too much even w/ the controler? i was thinking of aiming it towards the glass and let it bounce around. Also i dont have sand i have crushed coral. i was more worried about the 6080 cause its not controlable. i was thinkin about the 6055 but they are hard to come by.

 

[dphins]

That's just my take on my tank. I have it somewhat aimed at the glass and it blows the sand around. I don't know if it is strong enough to move crushed coral. With a controller, you will be able to dial it down, but that kind of defeats the purpose of having all that flow.

 

[DrBDC]

I haven't followed all your posts but if you are using crushed coral, I''m guessing nitrates aren't as much of a concern and you're probably doing a fowlr?? If that's the case, you don't need to worry quite as much about high flow.

 

[VSpeck]

actually it will be a sps tank and i have never had nitrate problems w/ crushed coral. I keep it cleaned and a good skimmer. Prune macro and i have never experienced issues. i dont like sand because of issues like "it blows all over" or "it gets on my corals" and i hated when my tank was bare bottom.

 

[chadfarmer]

you will probally have problems with the 6080

the 6100 with the controller you should have no problems with it

 

[VSpeck]

thanks for the response chad thats what i was worried about. they should be here tommorrow. we will see what happens if i have problems i will sell it and get another 6100 and a multi controler.