Turn Over Rates For SPS

[clkwrk]

my soon to be 180 will have the same turnover as my 120 since i have had great success with my 114x.

180 will be

3x6100's 2x6200's and my mag12 return pump =118x before return head loss. If I feel more is needed then I will add one more 6100 .

 

[majesticangelfish]

Just a few thoughtsââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦

Turnover, IMO is not the best way of describing the water motion of a tank. It may be useful for filtration, (ie sump to tank) however, its effect is limited in the tank itself (a 3000 LPH pump aimed into a wall of a 300 Ltr tank, has 10x "turnover", but is fairly useless for the coral. etc etc).

IMO whats more important is the velocity and variability of the water motion.

-Surge (the Wavebox/Surge tank -back and forth

-Turbulence (Sea Swirl, Tunze Stream on Random) -just the Random Swirling of the water

-Laminar flow (return, normal powerhead) uni-directional flow (some turbulence is caused by Laminar Flow, but generally not much)

Whats ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œbest for the Coralââ"šÂ¬Ã‚? Well, that depends on where the coral is collected, as they all have special flow requirements.

For my sps holding tank (nano 18g) I use a Tunze 6060, Eheim 1262 CL, and some other Ehiems,

Anyway. Total "turnover" is about 170x/hr. High veolicty for the sps sites. No fish.

We need to remember that coral use the flow for:

-Bringing Food, and flushing wastes

-Gas exchange (CO2/O2)

JMO!

 

[clkwrk]

I only add more flow if corals respond to it that is what has taken me to 100+ .

I need to make a movie of my tank so others can see the 100X isn't too much and my corals don't trash around

Those that have seen it in person can verify

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6708010#post6708010 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
I need to make a movie of my tank so others can see the 100X isn't too much and my corals don't trash around

I would like to see this...

 

[clkwrk]

It would be my first so it may take a day or so to get it done , transfered from camera and then hosted.

 

[poknsnok]

Im at 50x in my 200 gal and my fish blow all over the place... so do some corals

7' tank 2x6100 1x6000 iwaki md 70rlt. my tank would explode if i ramped up to 100x turnover

 

[want2reef]

120g DSB

2 Maxi-Streams= 1800 GPH each
1 Seio 1100= 1100
1 Mag 5 return= 300

Total 41.6X

 

[mntl]

30 gal total, display portion is about 16gal, I have a mag7 2 mj900 and a mj1200, about 1450-1500gph.

-John-

 

[ccc]

I agree with the dude from Australia majesticangelfish. I have 20x turn over on a 225
3600 gph cascade pump running 3 1" sea swirls
mag 18 as my return

 

[clkwrk]

I always say don't knock it till you try it

 

[clkwrk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6708186#post6708186 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by asnatlas
I would like to see this...

Okay here it is . My digi camer sucks at videos . I had to turn the brightness way down to keep it from washing out . But you should see what you need

around 12mb

http://www.keepmyfile.com/download/1caa65482972

 

[mikeguerrero]

What would you guys recommend the turn over rate be for a 72 gallon reef mixed LPS and SPS be?

I run Mag 12 with three 1200 Maxi jet pumps under the reefkeepers alternating currents.

Currently I would have

3 x 295 = 885 Maxi-jet powerheads
12 Mag = 1120 With head pressure loss

2005/72 = 27.84x

If I add the Tunze 6060, I would add another 1600 gph

3605/72 = 50.06x

Would this be appropriate for my size tank? As it is I am getting good flow all over the tank and I enjoy the concealed look of not too many powerheads in the display.

Thanks,

Mike G

 

[Travis Savant]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6721358#post6721358 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
Okay here it is . My digi camer sucks at videos . I had to turn the brightness way down to keep it from washing out . But you should see what you need

around 12mb

http://www.keepmyfile.com/download/1caa65482972

WOW!!!!! TOTM TOTM!

 

[poknsnok]

i cant get it to play! crap!

 

[clkwrk]

I found that it needs saved first then it will play . But if you choose the open option for some reason it doesn't work ?

 

[clkwrk]

Thanks Travis!

 

[Travis Savant]

I saved it.

 

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6722517#post6722517 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clkwrk
I found that it needs saved first then it will play . But if you choose the open option for some reason it doesn't work ?

First time I tried to "open" it and it didn't work.. The second time I "saved" it to my local PC and then opened it and it worked fine...

 

[mikeguerrero]

I bumped myself back up because no one answered my question, can I get some feedback please???

MG

 

[mikeguerrero]

Anthony Calfo recommends 20x turn over for soft corals and some LPS and about 40x to 60x for SPS...

So where do I fit in with a mix of the two???

Come one, now I know there are some reefers out there that have my size tank and could give me an idea....

Thanks,

Mike G