Vortech propeller pump question

[acroreef123]

If I was to get a Vortech pump for my 55g breeder (36L18W18H) were would you think that I should put it, I cant put it in the back middle because I have corals all the way to the top of the tank.
Mabey on the side panel? but would it damage corals that are near it? or is it high volume and gentle flow like TUNZE?


acroreef123

 

[cmw]

Plenty of good reading in the IceCap forum about the Vortech.

 

[dhnguyen]

IMO a Vortech would be WAY too much for your 55g

 

[MiddletonMark]

What kind of coral do you have in it?

Given the Vortech can be adjusted to lower flow, I'd think you could make it work.

IME, much of the aquascaping will be based on your livestock, your rockwork, what's needed to get circulation tweaked in your tank. Not sure I can generalize based on my 58 ... but you may have to play with arrangement a bit [or so I had to when I put in a Tunze 6060, similar volume of flow].

 

[zapata41]

i would think that that is too much flow, mianly because you will get soo much from one source that you are bound to ahve dead spots , however if you could controll it or had a few les powerfull pumps then you would find that dead spots would lessen and a more random water flow would be ahieved

 

[acroreef123]

mark,
I have all SPS.