Brianemone Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 the reason i ask is because im going to be getting more sps and i think more flow is neccasary i am considering getting a seio 620 for my tank. now ive pretty much made my mind up on one but i am now thinking why not get two, one in each corner. that would combine to 1240 gallons per hour. my tank is about 22 gallons is that too much flow??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 more concern is with splash over the sides. that works out at 56 times per hour plus return from sump. i want to run about 75 times an hour on my tank (currently about 30 times) lps and softies wont like that flow too much. mine haven't opened up since the new closed loop went in so they went down into the refugium (2 big leathers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted April 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 so 56 times is not too much?? provided of course i manage to keep the water in the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted April 10, 2005 Report Share Posted April 10, 2005 minimum of 20 for reef. IMO 56 times is heaps - but exactly, so long as the water is kept in the tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted April 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 so back to this question is there such a thing as too much flow???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Yes there is but the important thing is to make sure that it's not direct and more of a large mass. SPS in the wild can have huge currents flowing through them depending where they are. They live happily along the reef channels as well as the flat areas at the top. Aaron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 I dissagree, there is no such thing as too much flow (although theoreticly its possible). You can't have too much, some corals may dissagree though (SPS, some softies, mushrooms will like much less). In the wild I have swam acrross reefs where the current is so turbid you couldn't stand in even knee high water without being washed away. How many x per hour would you need to create so much flow you couldn't stand in your tank? Quite a lot I am guessing. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 The only corals which do not adapt well for high flow are LPS, everything else you can go for broke, they will adapt soon enough, and love it. Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted April 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 so again as long as the water stays in the tank obviously one pinpoint of water blast like flow is not ideal but more broad wave like/tidal action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 yup, the seio's should be ok for this (having put my hand in front of steve's ones, they aint too bad - especially considering their price) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted April 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 i think in my current tank one will be more than enough, (we'll see) the upgrade is slowly changing as Claire has decided she wants to buy a house so the small tank dimentions might get slightly larger but she said no to a 8 footer (i think thats your fault reef :lol: shes scared ill start a quarintine facility) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Cher, damn tiny four footer . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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