Need flow help diagram included!

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  1. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    i use a little air pump to put bubbles in the tank to see my flow... no nitrates in bubbles... they dissipate quickly when I'm done.
     
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  3. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Have any of you used the Hydor Flo rotating deflectors before? I have one in my nano and I love it. Cheapest wavemaker I have ever owned. Wish they made them for a bigger pump. It gives you an alternating current and is great for breaking up a steady current coming from other powerheads or return pumps in your system.8)
     
  4. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Nice responses guys! I really appreciate the turn out! I am going then to alter my returns and add the other big korilliea to the top. Eventually im getting a controller to time out my 1050s as a wavemaker to help a bit with flow, but I might also control the nanos on it as well. This IS only a 55g though so I dont want TOO much flow lol. I think I'll pull the flow accelerators too. Hydors on maxi jets are in my 46g but the flow restriction is too much in my opinion for a non-nano tank with SPS.