What to use for flow?

[WaGuy82]

After many years of not keeping seahorses, I decided to start a 25 gallon rimless for a pair of seahorses and was wondering if I could get some ideas for some flow options.

This tank won't be plumbed, is an 18 inch cube and I currently have about 25 pounds of rock from reefcleaners.org that is currently being seeded. I have 2 koralia nanos in there, but don't think they're seahorse safe.

Ideally I would like to have an Aquaclear 70 in there for flow, but have concerns, since it's harder to direct the flow and I'm not sure if theyre would be a lot of salt spray from it.

Has anyone else used an Aquaclear for this application? Or am I doomed to have a couple of power heads?

 

[WaGuy82]

 

[WaGuy82]

 

[namxas]

We use AC HOB's on some of our smaller setups, and I can't say that I notice an inordinate amount of creep/spray. In those setups, we typically run a piece of rigid airline for additional surface turbulance.

HTH

 

[mwilliams62]

I hven't used AC in a long time when it fell out of my hands and broke when I was cleaning it. However, when I used the Maireland Pequin 350 I had a lot of spray from it but it could have been because I did not have the water all the way to the top of the tank.

 

[rayjay]

IMO, the Aquaclear is the better one but I only use them for water movement these days.