55 Gal Flow advice?

hey guys quick question i have a 55 gal with a hydor koralia 750 but i dont think its enough flow any advice should i get 2 more small ones for the left side of that tank or what would u guys recomend??? heres a pic of the tank and a crazy snail

 

i have 2 koralia 3's and a koralia 2 in my 55......and the 400 gph from the return pump.

 

I have two evo 1050 in mine and i dont think that is enough flow honestly. We are talking about a reef tank or is it a fowlr. Either way more flow=better. It will blow junk up to the filter.

 

I have a Koralia 4 and a maji jet 1200 with the sureflow mod. It really ripps, and I think it's too much flow. I also have a 55 gallon tank, and I think that a Koralia 4 and one Koralia 2 or 3 should be plenty. Although you don't want to have any zones with dead flow, you do need slow flow for corals like pulsing xenia, hammer coral, frogspawn, xenia tree, colt etc.

In fact, I had to put one of my powerheads running close to the surface more for water agitation, since I don't think I really need that much flow.

- Mag.

 

It's fowl right now but I'm slowly transitioning into reef so should I get 2 koralia 450's for the left side guys fun thinktha would be overkill, is there any recommended like 15x gal or sum?

 

i use 2x koralia evo 1050 on my 55g mixed reef and its an alright amount of flow.

 

You just want to get rid of dead spots. Id prolly get a 1050.

 

there are some general principles BoBo65

in a tank with mostly softies, 20 x tank volume per hour, spread to ensure its not all going in the same direction would be a good starting point IMO
2 smaller power heads being better than 1 large one IME

I would have at least one, angled upwards putting a good ripple across the water surface ( helps with gas exchange and prevents protiens being trapped by surface tension - white film)

if you wanted to eventually keep SPS coral, then that 20x flow would need increasing IME

But I would start by adding 1 to the other side of your tank and angle that one upwards

just my 2 cents

Steve

 

I would suggest getting another 750 for the other side. Then add nanos to eliminate dead spots as you fill out the tank.

 

Definitely get another, at least, for the other side. I have one Koralia 1400 evo in my 55 at the moment (same area as yours).But I'm going to add another 1050 to the other side I think and then possibly another 750 or smaller strictly for surface agitation.