50 Cube Vortech Mp10 or Mp40?
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Two MP10's on each side of the cube would provide good flow for SPS. One MP10 would leave a lot of dead spots. It all depends on your scape. I think an MP40 would be nice for a future upgrade, but may be too much flow.
I have the same 50g cube and despite the thickness of the glass, my MP10's hold up just fine. I have one on each side.
I have the same 50g cube and despite the thickness of the glass, my MP10's hold up just fine. I have one on each side.
I run a Sicce 3.0 (714gph) return pump with dual flow eductors on my returns and one mp10 on my Lee Mar 50g cube. I have plenty of flow, but the mp10 barely stays on my glass due to thickness. One slight touch and pump easily falls off the glass hanging by the wire ziptied. I vouched for a mp40 and just tone it down.
Well the specs say your pump runs at a little over 600gph with 4 feet of head pressure. I am running the atmann 3000 that came with my tank. I believe it runs at a little over 700gph with my head pressure. Right now I have a valve turning down the return flow to a little over 3/4 power so most of the flow in the tank comes from my mp10s. The 14hf would only give you 30 more gallons of flow per hour. I have read that the rule of thumb is only 8 to 10 times of total tank volume per hour, if that's the case we both have too much flow lol.
