Design question

Discussion in 'Filters, Pumps, etc..' started by Dr. Reefenstein, Mar 16, 2010.

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  1. Powerman

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    Work keeps me out of stuff too. Read the Aquarist article when you get home. Real interesting. The jist is to create a contiuous flow, like a river, as in a loop in the tank. You have to partition somehow.... some have done it, top and bottom, some front to back. So you flow water like a current... you can do it closed loops or power heads. The point is that studies show corals needs constant flows of certain amounts.... like tides moving in and out, or currents... not necessarily all random and chaotic.

    I just think it sounds cool cause I kind of want a deep 30 inch tank with an island in the middle and it would be easy to create a circular flow around it, even reverse it morning and dusk.