Whats your flow rate?

[SPotter]

Im setting up a 280 and wanted to see how much turnover everyone is running. Im thinking 30-40x's

Steve

 

[29reef]

It really depends on what pumps your using and your aquascape. I personally like to see some polyp movement on the coral. 20-30x range sounds low but maybe it will work for you.

 

[SPotter]

I was thinking 30-40. since its a new setup i have the ability to plan it all out.

Steve

 

[nozleman]

Plan for more turnover and you can always dial it down, BUT you can't turn it up if you don't have enough in the first place!! Already made that mistake!

 

[XSiVE]

120gal
two vortech mp40 ES in tidal swell mode
~700gph return

puts me at about 60x volume when both pumps are running max, about 40x at the lowest.

my aquascape is pillar style, I wouldnt say completely minimal but the tank is mostly open space.

 

[AFU]

I have a 130 gallon sps dominated reef 150 # LR approximately with good spacing between. Running a sequence 4600 and two mp40's . I have return tuned back a bit but have the option to increase flow as needed. I couldnt agree more with the plan for more as you can always turn it down not up. good luck

 

[SPotter]

I'm going with a closed loop system and my plan for that pump is a dolphin aqua sea 7900 and my return pump for the filters will be a dart. I am estimating my total flow to be around 8000 gph.

 

[toothman]

I have a tank at 400 gals and use a choked hammerhead for return most likely about 4000 gph and 2 dart pumps about 4000 each attached to ocean motion 4 ways for closed loop. It was not enough. I added 2 3000 gph powerheads. It could still be a bit more. If I were you a may just consider using 2 large vortex pumps. I think they make a 7000 gph, it is really a lot less plumbing and possible leaks. If you want to look at my tank email me eralff@comcast.net, I live in Newtown pa about 1 hr from you.

 

[SPotter]

I have a tank at 400 gals and use a choked hammerhead for return most likely about 4000 gph and 2 dart pumps about 4000 each attached to ocean motion 4 ways for closed loop. It was not enough. I added 2 3000 gph powerheads. It could still be a bit more. If I were you a may just consider using 2 large vortex pumps. I think they make a 7000 gph, it is really a lot less plumbing and possible leaks. If you want to look at my tank email me eralff@comcast.net, I live in Newtown pa about 1 hr from you.

How did you get the darts up to 4k gph. When they are rated @ 3600 gph with zero head?

Steve

 

[ebacon]

Frag boxs

Frag boxs

I have a 150 gal display that had two eshopps fragtrays in it and 4 large power heads, well between the snails and the power heads the frags on plugs (sps corals) were getting knocked around pretty good. So I plumbed
up two 4foot acrylic trays that are divided into about 5x5 sections. Only problem is that I have the flow up as high as the drain (1" bulkheads) will allow. Which is probably about 2-3 gallons per minute. But based on the surface tension I don't think it's enough.

Is it enough?
Do I need to replumb it?

 

[Crypsis]

140g display.
-2x Tunze 6055 on multicontroller 260-1450gph
-2x Vortech MP40W 3200gph max
-1x OM 4way ReeFlo Snapper Gold cl 2600gph
-1x Tunze wavebox. Moves the whole tank every few seconds.
-1x Iwaki MD40RLT 750gph@4'

Comes out to about 90x turnover max flow not counting the wavebox. The closed loop is controlled by a wave timer on my RKL and the wave box is daytime only using photocell.

 

[chadfarmer]

i have 1 6205 and 3 6105 on a 200 gallon dd

 

[toothman]

I did not they must be 3600. Just from memory. It has been 4 yrs since build.

 

[Chris Lakies]

15 gallon with an mp10 set on reef crest at one notch over half (7 dots lit). Guessing up to 1435 gph or 95x turnover.

 

[njreefermadness]

180 Gallon.
4 x MP40s, long pulse, full blast non synched.
2 x 3/4 in. sea swirls on the returns pushing about 1200 gph total.
4 x Modded Tunze Nano 6025
2 x 6055
1 x modded 6045.

Needless to say, bare bottom. Very chaotic, with tunzes blasting into the mp40 streams and the sea swirl breaking things up.

Herb

 

[TOM BLEVINS]

300 gallon (sps reef)

1 - Hammerhead chocked down through 2 seaswirls as return
5 - Tunze 6205's with multi controller

 

[SPotter]

300 gallon (sps reef)

1 - Hammerhead chocked down through 2 seaswirls as return
5 - Tunze 6205's with multi controller

are you using the tunze multi controller or controlling thru an apex like controller?

 

[nonstopfishies]

180 Gallon.
4 x MP40s, long pulse, full blast non synched.
2 x 3/4 in. sea swirls on the returns pushing about 1200 gph total.
4 x Modded Tunze Nano 6025
2 x 6055
1 x modded 6045.

Needless to say, bare bottom. Very chaotic, with tunzes blasting into the mp40 streams and the sea swirl breaking things up.

Herb

Wow that is a ton of flow!

On my 210 I am running about 13000 gph total via mp40's, couple koralia 4's, and the return. So about 60x.

 

[REEF SMAC]

I run about 90X plus a 25g surge every 3 min.
Still wish I had more.

 

[TOM BLEVINS]

are you using the tunze multi controller or controlling thru an apex like controller?

Hey Steve,

Tunze 7095 controller

Tom