What should be the water cycle in a large reef aquarium? how many tank volumes per hour?
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wvned
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Many many
3 is the bare minimum. 10 is recommended for the triton method
I usually design for 5 or so. I am running 240 and 180 gallon tanks that way.
It totally depends on the capability of your overflow and drains. It is easy to buy a pump that will move more water than they can handle.
Water flow inside the tank itself is usually provided by wave maker pumps. The 3-10 times number is between the sump and the tank.
Flow from wave makers can go to 50 times or more.
3 is the bare minimum. 10 is recommended for the triton method
I usually design for 5 or so. I am running 240 and 180 gallon tanks that way.
It totally depends on the capability of your overflow and drains. It is easy to buy a pump that will move more water than they can handle.
Water flow inside the tank itself is usually provided by wave maker pumps. The 3-10 times number is between the sump and the tank.
Flow from wave makers can go to 50 times or more.
BeanAnimal
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Or you could be me - at 30x 
I now rely on my return pump for tank flow. There used to be an oceans motions closed loop for that, but I got tired of maintaining it and the over-the-top returns for it. Tank is too small to see ugly powerheads. Considered Gyre pumps, still ugly.
@Bigdelfin As ned said - there are a lot of variables. What size tank and what size sump and what are you putting in the sump?
I now rely on my return pump for tank flow. There used to be an oceans motions closed loop for that, but I got tired of maintaining it and the over-the-top returns for it. Tank is too small to see ugly powerheads. Considered Gyre pumps, still ugly.
@Bigdelfin As ned said - there are a lot of variables. What size tank and what size sump and what are you putting in the sump?
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