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05-09-2007, 07:48 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 198
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|  how many power heads
I am curiouse as i am thinking about increasing the flow in my tank _________ 60 GAl w/ overflow:
aqua c urchin skimmer:
40 lbs sand with 40 lbs live sand
60 lbs L/R
Livestock: RIP 1 Clownfish 11 blue leg hermit crabs: Clibanarius tricolor 1 turbo snail: Turbo spp. 1 Pyramid top snail: Tectus spp. 2 Nerites: Nerita spp. 2 Aquarium fire worms: Eurythoe sp. many Micro brittle stars: Ophiactis spp.
1 Peppermint shrimp: Lysmata californica  | 
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05-09-2007, 09:14 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 198
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05-10-2007, 02:55 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Water flow/movement is very important to corals especially!!! their are numerous reasons for having a moderate flow or greater...
Amount of live rock, size of powerheads, number of corals, dimensions of tank and design will all play a role in the number of powerheads need to supply ample amount of flow to ALL areas of your tank, as these vairables will hinder and decrease the flow supplied by powerheads!...not to mention the substrate areas and between your live rock as well! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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05-10-2007, 03:52 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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On my old 55 gal I used a WaveMaker with 3 MJ1200. Put a closed loop on it if you want more flow, will look better then a bunch of powerheads and cords hanging in the tank. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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05-10-2007, 05:40 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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I used 4 on wave timers on my old 75. All MJ1200's. However If I were to do it again I would use a 2 tunze powerheads instead.
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | |
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11-10-2007, 08:08 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 17
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| need help for my powerheads
can anyone help i have a 55gal.reef tank i just started i have 65 pounds of liverock some clown fish some corals, livesand but anyway i have 5 powerheads 4-900maxi-jet and 1 1200maxi-jet and the outlet from my sump i just wanted to no wher i should put them in the tank all at the top or the bottom ? | |
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11-10-2007, 01:55 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 630, IL Age: 23
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11-10-2007, 06:06 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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I have 55gl with 4 mj1200 all with water deflectors attached, I run 1 24-7 and the other three are on a diy wavemaker which is also on a timmer to run during my day lighting cycle. Also I have a flurval 304 and my skimmer pushing water around.
Mind you I also have 80lbs live rock so my actual water volume is around 30-35gl .
It doesnt seem to bother any of my live stock and I still thinkI have some slow or dead spots in the tank. _________ 
55gl skimmerless, 80lbs live rock, DIY wavemaker running 3x MJ1200 with hydor deflector.
2 DIY fluidized reactors Carbon & ROWAphos
LIghts- 2x 50/50 atinics T10's , 2x life gro T10's ,
1x20,000K T12, 1x6,000K T10.
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11-10-2007, 06:15 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
Posts: 1,173
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In our 72 we use a Hydro Koralia 4 and a Seio 620... _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
2 Percs
1 Chevron Tang
Hippo Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Coral Banded Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Starry Blenny
4 Lyretail Anthias
Long Polyp Toadstool
Montipora
Long Tentacle Anenome
Short tentacle plate
Pulsing Xenia
Green Star polyps
Frogspawn
29 gallon
2 Clown
1 Coral Beauty
1 Fairy Wrasse
24 FOWLR
Dwarf Lion
125 gallon African Cichlid Tank http://home.comcast.net/~pizzal/index.html 
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11-10-2007, 06:54 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,451
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I use two Rio 8HF with splitters...kind of like 4 smaller ones. Its pretty nice. _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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