What's your total flow rate?

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  1. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    ~6800GPH total in the tank, so that puts me at 34X. 5800GPH of that is run through a wave controller, so very chaotic in my tank.
     
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  2. chuckdee

    chuckdee Peppermint Shrimp

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    I have about 20x turnover in the DT. I setup my wavemaker with one 660GPH pump on each side of my AP24. I may lose about 150GPH throughout the plumbing and fittings. I notice the polyps and feeder tentacles sway back and forth nicely. The flow is directed using multiple Loc-Line fittings to bounce off the side and front glass so the corals are not getting blasted by the flow.
     
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  3. dpandkevin

    dpandkevin Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    30x's here, after reading some of the others maybe it time to add another k3 :)
     
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