tank flow

[djam]

I'm wondering how much flow I should have in my new tank. It is a 94g almost cube, 30x36x20. I have a 1200g return + 3 x240gph powerheads. Seems like it is not enough, but I'm not sure how to judge how much I need.

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[El Dude]

Depends on what you want to do. SPS tanks would benefit from 20-30x the volume of the tank worth of circulation. There's no such thing as too much proper (turbulent or surging) circulation!

 

[Clockwork John]

As long as you don't have water sloshing out of the tank, or coral flesh getting ripped off the skeletons or the rock, there's no such thing as too much flow. I had 2000 gph on my 20 gallon... 100x turnover. Sand stayed put, corals looked great, and I didn't have a speck of detritus anywhere... If you want more flow and can accomplish it without harming yout livestock, go for it.

 

[djam]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm thinking of getting several smaller units to spreading them around the tank. Figure it will also help keep the tank cooler.

 

[Evanski9]

If you got the money swing for two mp10s.

And 3 powerheads at 240 is nothing I have 2 750gph on a nc 24 on a wavemaker.



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[ReefFIZZ]

i just put a mp10 on my 14 gallon and flow is great still trying to figure how to use it correctly lol

 

[djam]

Why would an MP10 be better than multiple powerheads, I'm sorry to be dense. I would think multiple smaller ones spread around inside the tank would be better.

 

[smalltime]

Why would an MP10 be better than multiple powerheads, I'm sorry to be dense. I would think multiple smaller ones spread around inside the tank would be better.

multiple outputs would be best but who wants to look at a tank full of powerheads and wires