How much flow in a 90g reef?

saxsan · 04/18/2007, 11:43 AM

How much flow is best for a 90g reef tank? right now I have a 1500gph SEIO pump and 3 Maxi-Jet 1200's (each 295gph) on a wavemaker. Is that too much? What is the rule of thumb?

LobsterOfJustice · 04/18/2007, 12:48 PM

That's not too much. I have two tunze 6000's on a multicontroller, mag 7 return, and another small powerhead in my 75. Good flow is essential to the health of aquariums, and you want to make sure all waste is kept in suspension, filtered out, and processed. No fish food or waste should settle on the bottom of the aquarium.

andyjd · 04/18/2007, 01:12 PM

Depends on what your keeping, I have two Vortech pumps on my 90G

Return pump is an Eheim 1260, but i dont use that for flow, its purely there to move water from the sump.

Andy

am3gross · 04/18/2007, 05:40 PM

i used 4 seio 1100s and the return. on my 210 i am using the 4 seios and 4 mj with the high flow mod kit. plus the mag 3600 for the return

navipro1 · 04/18/2007, 06:25 PM

If your planning on doing SPS on a 90g, I'd say roughly minimium 20x90g=1800g combine flow rate from all your pumps and powerheads, soft coral requires less than that so all depends on what you're keeping.

04/18/2007, 11:43 AM	#1
saxsan Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 5	How much flow in a 90g reef? How much flow is best for a 90g reef tank? right now I have a 1500gph SEIO pump and 3 Maxi-Jet 1200's (each 295gph) on a wavemaker. Is that too much? What is the rule of thumb?

04/18/2007, 12:48 PM	#2
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	That's not too much. I have two tunze 6000's on a multicontroller, mag 7 return, and another small powerhead in my 75. Good flow is essential to the health of aquariums, and you want to make sure all waste is kept in suspension, filtered out, and processed. No fish food or waste should settle on the bottom of the aquarium. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

04/18/2007, 05:40 PM	#4
am3gross Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: va Posts: 1,243	i used 4 seio 1100s and the return. on my 210 i am using the 4 seios and 4 mj with the high flow mod kit. plus the mag 3600 for the return __________________ There are five things that you cannot recover in life: (1) The Stone...........after it's thrown, (2) The Word...............after it's said, (3) The Occasion......after it's missed, and ...(4) The Time.............after it's gone. (5) A person...............after they die Current Tank Info: 210 display, 75 gallon fuge

04/18/2007, 01:12 PM	#3
andyjd International Nomad Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dunedin, NZ Posts: 1,147	Depends on what your keeping, I have two Vortech pumps on my 90G Return pump is an Eheim 1260, but i dont use that for flow, its purely there to move water from the sump. Andy

04/18/2007, 06:25 PM	#5
navipro1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: sac, CA Posts: 335	If your planning on doing SPS on a 90g, I'd say roughly minimium 20x90g=1800g combine flow rate from all your pumps and powerheads, soft coral requires less than that so all depends on what you're keeping.