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05-15-2008, 12:52 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 23
Posts: 722
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Hey, i have just begun to set up my 55 and was wondering if you guys thought that having three maxi jet 1200, about 300 gph, is too much. I have one as a power head, and one on my protein skimmer as a pump. I also have a hob mechanical filter, although I don't know the gph on that, I would guess it's around 100. If I add another maxi 1200 as a power head, do you think that will be too much flow for most corals and fish? My total flow will be about 1000 gph if I add the other maxi jet, if not it will be about 700 gph. Thanks
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Equipment: 55 gal, Remora Skimmer w/ maxi jet 1200 pump, 4x54w T5 lighting, 2 super actinics, 2 12,000K actinic white bulbs, 55+ lbs fiji live rock...
Inhabitants: Ocellaris Clownfish, Yellow Tailed Damsel, Six Line Wrasse, Yellow Watchman Goby, 3 Chromis, Crocea Clam, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Corals: Zoas, Yellow Fiji Leather, Pineapple Brain, Frogspawn, Pearl Bubble, Blastomussa Merleti, Monti, GSP, Green Psammacora | 
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05-15-2008, 12:54 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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Nope, 3 maxi 1200's in a 55 should be fine. Get you a wavemaker to plug them into and you'll be in business...  _________ Kris
180 gallon AGA display re-born on 7-1-08. If I listed all of my equipment my wife would know what I've spent on this thing. Don't want to sign divorce papers.  My 180 Tank Thread | |
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05-15-2008, 12:54 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: May 2008
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depends on how you use it/where you place it... mess around with it, put it on timers if you can to come on at different times | |
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05-15-2008, 12:56 PM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Parma Ohio Age: 27
Posts: 665
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id add another one, u are only turning the tanks volume over around 19 times an hour. My 90 is turning over around 25 times an hour and im actually gonna head out for another pump today cause im seeing some dead spots. Id get another maxi jet 1200, keep that detrius suspended so your filters can get it. | |
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05-15-2008, 01:31 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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HEy Guitar man,
I also have a 55gl and have 3x MJ 1200s I used to have four and it worked great for flow also I have a flurval 304 pushing water around and dont think its too much flow.
check out this link for a look at my tanks flow http://www.3reef.com/forums/3reef-vi...2-a-47957.html _________ 
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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05-15-2008, 02:54 PM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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I have a 55 and two powerheads at either side 1 pumps out 2300lph & the other 3000lph whatever that is in gallons and i still have a dead spot gonna try moving them around a bit if that don't help looks like i will be buying another one too, i try to get one flowing behind the rock and one in front of the rock in a circular movement, so far so good apart from that one dead spot in the front right corner, hope this helps, move them around experiment, find out what works best for your tank... _________ Hardware-55G Rena Md,Filstar XP3 Filter, 200w Heater, 1xSeio 2, 1xKoralia 2, Lee's Medium Skimmer, 8x39watt T5 Fish-Yellow Tang, Coral Beauty, Midas Blenny, Clown, Chalk Goby Inverts-Snails, Hermits, Black Long Spine Sea Urchin, Blue Linika StarFish, Cleaner Shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, Feather Duster, Green Bubble Tip Anemone, Coral's-Green/Purple/Hairy Mushroom's, Xenia, Button, Green, Yellow Polyps, Toadstool Leather,Finger Leather, Purple tip Frogspawn.  | |
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05-15-2008, 03:10 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Weston, Florida Age: 28
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Yeah, u'll be fine. _________ 75gal hex, 2-40w T12 48", odyssea 48" 4x65w PC's w/ lunars, 50lbs LR, 80lbs LS, gold banded maroon clown, dog faced puffer, juvenile blue angel, 2 dominoes, 1-4 stripe damsel, yellow watchman gobie, lawnmower blenny, mano, purple chromis, striped grouper, mexican turbo, astrea and red foot snails, striped, red and blue legged hermit crabs, coral banded shrimp, white and purple bubble coral(very little), red and green mushrooms, orange gorgonian, candycane  Tanks, No Thanks. We Free Dive! | |
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05-15-2008, 03:30 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Chester, Pa Age: 23
Posts: 722
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thanks a lot guys, karma to all | |
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05-15-2008, 09:06 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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I would save yourself a bunch of money and buy one Maxijet 1200 with the impeller mod kit. Advertises for 2000 gph and I believe it! I have one in my 55 and that would calculate to be "turning over" 37X per hour and that isn't including my HOB filter or HOB skimmer!! Check this out: Maxijet: Premium Aquatics Maxijet 1200 - $19.99, Sure Flow 1600 kit - $14.99 = $34.98 for 2,000+GPH flow! You can't beat it for the price! IMO I would go with one of these, they are tricky to position in just the right spot without creating a hurricane in your tank but it can be done and the reward is great!! Let us know what you decided, but I wouldn't waste money and "junk up" your tank with a bunch of powerheads. Buy a smaller one for the skimmer and you will be golden! _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Goby, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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