whats ur water flow turn over?

[Herefishyfishy]

Mine isn't very long but hard to find a day goes by, where the tangs aren't quite happy swimming against the currents in the 6 foot tank. Does Krish reef snorkel commando?

 

[Krish]

The problem is Krish is still young and hasnt figured out its not about size but what you do with. Until he figures out what to do with it hes just going to have to rely on size.

Don

LOL! Well, to add some more numbers to the thread, here's the flow I had on my 75gal when it was up and running... 5200 gph from a small closed loop, (2) Tunze's and sump return for about 69X turnover rate. A little less than the 38gal, but did the job and kept everything in suspension. On my 24gal Aquapod I had 1545 gph of flow for about 64x turnover rate...That did the trick as well. With that being said, I talk a lot about how I want to blow up the tank with flow because I really do like flow, but it isn't necessary to go to the extreme I do sometimes. All you need a great placement to keep the tank from having any deadspots and keep everything in suspension and that usually does the trick.

 

[theJ]

2x Seio 820: 1640gph
1 mag 9.5 @9ft head: 500gph (anyone else accounting for head loss?)
1 maxi 1200: 295gph
1 mod'd maxi 400: 106gph (probably closer to 200 after mod, so I am using that value)

2635/58g display= 45.4x turnover.

 

[dailydriven911]

LOL! Well, to add some more numbers to the thread, here's the flow I had on my 75gal when it was up and running... 5200 gph from a small closed loop, (2) Tunze's and sump return for about 69X turnover rate. A little less than the 38gal, but did the job and kept everything in suspension. On my 24gal Aquapod I had 1545 gph of flow for about 64x turnover rate...That did the trick as well. With that being said, I talk a lot about how I want to blow up the tank with flow because I really do like flow, but it isn't necessary to go to the extreme I do sometimes. All you need a great placement to keep the tank from having any deadspots and keep everything in suspension and that usually does the trick.

I agree I think the more flow the better especially in an sps dominant tank. I'm thinking of adding another 1000 gph to my current tank.

 

[spongebob lover]

wwouu you people are making me want even MORE flow in my tank .

i guess i'm gonna add another mj to my tank .

 

[edwing206]

Add a korallia. They're cool.

 

[roscoe]

40B
1 k4-1200gph
1 k1-400gph
1 seio-620-620gph
1 rio 400-145
1 rio 600-200gph
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total 2565gph divided by 50g = 51.3xph turnn over.

 

[dailydriven911]

40B
1 k4-1200gph
1 k1-400gph
1 seio-620-620gph
1 rio 400-145
1 rio 600-200gph
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total 2565gph divided by 50g = 51.3xph turnn over.

I thought 40b's were 40 gallons?

 

[roscoe]

wxhxd divided by 231= total gallon volume
36x18x18=11644sq. inch divided by 231= 50.49gallons

 

[dailydriven911]

Cool, why do they call them 40 breeders? Why not 50b's?:lol:

 

[roscoe]

good question.

 

[Brenden]

After you figure in glass thickness etc it may be closer to 40

 

[dailydriven911]

wxhxd divided by 231= total gallon volume
36x18x18=11644sq. inch divided by 231= 50.49gallons

I think the 40b's are actually 36x18x16

 

[roscoe]

well mines measure 18'' high but any ways back to the topic I get about 51x turn over.

 

[Sherman]

120g (4x2x2)

Mag 12 return (1000gph after head loss)
Seio 2600
Seio 1500

5100gph / 120 = 42.5x flow rate in tank.

About 8x tank volume through the sump every hour.

 

[trido]

well mines measure 18'' high but any ways back to the topic I get about 51x turn over.

Its quite simple.... Yours is a 50 breeder

 

[cracker]

200 fowlr , conservative estimates
Mag 36 return 2,400gph thru sump, 12 x
2 #4 koralia's in tank. 2,200 gph 12 x
Decent flowoverall but I want more!