Need advice on Flow

Chupakabra-King · 10/28/2009, 11:39 AM

Hey all !

Quick question, I have a AP24 and am thinking about getting this for better flow .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I have used this brand before and they work great BTW .

It's 800 GPH . I am planning on putting it on the back of the aquarium facing toward the front viewing glass , that way the aquarium glass will disperse flow to the right and left sides of the tank . The flow in the tank right now is almost nil thanks to the weak stock return pump .

I only keep soft corals and LPS (eventually)

Trying to rid the tank of the microalgae blooms , (Red and green) Flow helped alot in my 110 gallon setup , so I figured I would try it on my little 24 gallon .

Any advice will be much appreciated .

Michael · 10/28/2009, 12:56 PM

it looks like a koralia to me tbh, if so then the k3 and k4 are very resonable pumps, imo, just me, i dont rate the k1s and 2s

Chupakabra-King · 10/28/2009, 01:14 PM

Yeah but how about the question ? Do you think it will be too much for my little 24 gallon Aquapod ? I am ordering it friday unless I get a bunch of "thats way too much flow ! "

Michael · 10/28/2009, 02:12 PM

if its rated at 800 gallon then yes its probably too powerful

dirtStar · 10/28/2009, 03:51 PM

First, the pump on eb is a generic. For $22 it could last a week. Not usre if the warranty is real and koralia3 would be only $45 or so.

I have two koralia3 in my 75, and it is prob more than enough.
I will need to buy new soon, so I may go with two k2's and than add a nano or a third #2

Having two will break the surface more, and add more oceanlike flow.

lordofthereef · 10/28/2009, 03:57 PM

I feel like it would be too much but I have read people doing just fine with what I considered to be super high. I tend to be on the conservative side I guess.

luv4paws2 · 10/28/2009, 04:09 PM

For a smalll tank, the Powersweep pumps are often overlooked. They are reliable pumps, with regular maint, and provide oscilation(sp) I had one in a 54 bowfront for a few years till I upgraded tanks.

Chupakabra-King · 10/29/2009, 08:58 AM

All the reviews on the powersweep pump were bad. Plus I like the design of the Koralia style pumps. Like I said I have used the bigger generic brand before and it worked great. 800 GPH is alot , but I wonder if it is overrated. It would be perfect at 400 gph , I know that would be fine .

10/28/2009, 11:39 AM	#1
Chupakabra-King Mmmmmm Goats ! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 408	Need advice on Flow Hey all ! Quick question, I have a AP24 and am thinking about getting this for better flow . http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT I have used this brand before and they work great BTW . It's 800 GPH . I am planning on putting it on the back of the aquarium facing toward the front viewing glass , that way the aquarium glass will disperse flow to the right and left sides of the tank . The flow in the tank right now is almost nil thanks to the weak stock return pump . I only keep soft corals and LPS (eventually) Trying to rid the tank of the microalgae blooms , (Red and green) Flow helped alot in my 110 gallon setup , so I figured I would try it on my little 24 gallon . Any advice will be much appreciated . __________________ If I get more obsessed with reefkeeping I will be divorced, living in the back of my LFS ! Been keeping fish (salt and fresh) since the 1970s. Started reefing in 1998 . 40 Breeder Club AP24 Club Current Tank Info: AP24 soft coral tank & JBJ Nano 12DX, 40 Breeder

10/28/2009, 01:14 PM	#3
Chupakabra-King Mmmmmm Goats ! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 408	Yeah but how about the question ? Do you think it will be too much for my little 24 gallon Aquapod ? I am ordering it friday unless I get a bunch of "thats way too much flow ! " __________________ If I get more obsessed with reefkeeping I will be divorced, living in the back of my LFS ! Been keeping fish (salt and fresh) since the 1970s. Started reefing in 1998 . 40 Breeder Club AP24 Club Current Tank Info: AP24 soft coral tank & JBJ Nano 12DX, 40 Breeder

10/28/2009, 02:12 PM	#4
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	if its rated at 800 gallon then yes its probably too powerful __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

10/28/2009, 03:51 PM	#5
dirtStar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: AKRON PA Posts: 234	First, the pump on eb is a generic. For $22 it could last a week. Not usre if the warranty is real and koralia3 would be only $45 or so. I have two koralia3 in my 75, and it is prob more than enough. I will need to buy new soon, so I may go with two k2's and than add a nano or a third #2 Having two will break the surface more, and add more oceanlike flow. __________________ 75/15, CPR BP, ACjr, 1/10ch, UV, LF PhosBan, ATO, 2x250W MH, 2x54W Actinic, LED, Inverts, Coral Banded and PM Shrimp, Shrooms, Trees, Devils Hand, 15in SStar and 24in BStar LM Blenny, Starry Dnet, Flame Angel, Yellow Tang, 3 stripe and blue devil damsels, 4 Nemo including mating pair and 1 B&W misbar NEW: Green Mandarin, Pictichromis diadema "dotty" Centropyge flavicauda Whitetail Pygmy Angel

10/28/2009, 03:57 PM	#6
lordofthereef One reef to rule them all Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 5,299	I feel like it would be too much but I have read people doing just fine with what I considered to be super high. I tend to be on the conservative side I guess. __________________ "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself" ~ Josh Billings Visit My Home page for current build thread (click my user name and select "Visit LordoftheReef's Homepage" in the drop down menu!

10/28/2009, 12:56 PM	#2
Michael NTTH Rookie Help Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gloucester, England,UK Posts: 7,808 Blog Entries: 6	it looks like a koralia to me tbh, if so then the k3 and k4 are very resonable pumps, imo, just me, i dont rate the k1s and 2s __________________ Don't be afraid to ask questions, we in the new to the hobby are here to help you [For My Tank Spec,Photo Album,Articles and website, click on my name] MY Very Kindest and Warmest Regards , MIKE Current Tank Info: I have a 92 gal Corner Tank, and way too many pieces of equipment to list really, (proud member of the reef central corner club)

10/28/2009, 04:09 PM	#7
luv4paws2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 612	For a smalll tank, the Powersweep pumps are often overlooked. They are reliable pumps, with regular maint, and provide oscilation(sp) I had one in a 54 bowfront for a few years till I upgraded tanks.

10/29/2009, 08:58 AM	#8
Chupakabra-King Mmmmmm Goats ! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 408	All the reviews on the powersweep pump were bad. Plus I like the design of the Koralia style pumps. Like I said I have used the bigger generic brand before and it worked great. 800 GPH is alot , but I wonder if it is overrated. It would be perfect at 400 gph , I know that would be fine . __________________ If I get more obsessed with reefkeeping I will be divorced, living in the back of my LFS ! Been keeping fish (salt and fresh) since the 1970s. Started reefing in 1998 . 40 Breeder Club AP24 Club Current Tank Info: AP24 soft coral tank & JBJ Nano 12DX, 40 Breeder