Long Spine Urchins and Vortechs....?

tangers · 03/12/2011, 12:38 AM

I am thinking of getting a long spine for our current tank. We used to have one and it kept the coraline in check big time. My only question is, has/does anyone have a long spine with vortechs and/or similar powerheads. I am just wondering if his spines will get destroyed in the vortech. Our old tank had a closed loop only, so wondering if this will be an issue as we have 3 vortechs running.

Sharpie_ · 03/12/2011, 12:55 AM

Mine had no problem with Koralias, they're close enough... right?

tkeracer619 · 03/12/2011, 08:41 AM

Not an issue but in a 92g I would stick to something like tuxedo urchins. They can have a nice blue color and don't grow the size of basketballs.

Eventually the long spine with be too big to put into a bucket.

tangers · 03/12/2011, 01:27 PM

sorry haven't updated status, currently upgraded to 200g DD. I love the tuxedo's, I just hate how the pick things up!

dillycheeze · 04/27/2011, 10:36 AM

speaking of tuxedos picking things up...
it took me 3 online orders to get a tuxedo to survive shipping....so i have 2 dead tuxedo shells in my tank...well after adding this 3rd tuxedo....

tux.jpg

MCCOOL · 04/27/2011, 12:46 PM

My long spine has no problem with the vortechs at all.

03/12/2011, 12:38 AM	#1
tangers Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 1,411	Long Spine Urchins and Vortechs....? I am thinking of getting a long spine for our current tank. We used to have one and it kept the coraline in check big time. My only question is, has/does anyone have a long spine with vortechs and/or similar powerheads. I am just wondering if his spines will get destroyed in the vortech. Our old tank had a closed loop only, so wondering if this will be an issue as we have 3 vortechs running. __________________ "Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth." Henry David Thoreau Click on red house for build thread. Current Tank Info: 135 gallon corner. 3x kessil a360we's, gyre xf150, custom "L" shaped sump, all on apex

03/12/2011, 12:55 AM	#2
Sharpie_ Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Southern Ontario, Canada Posts: 363	Mine had no problem with Koralias, they're close enough... right? __________________ Getting wet since '07. Current Tank Info: 120 Display, 65 Sump, 50 Refugiem, DT is holding 135 lbs of aquarcaultured rock. 400W MH 14,000K XM bulb provides light for a mixed reef.

03/12/2011, 08:41 AM	#3
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	Not an issue but in a 92g I would stick to something like tuxedo urchins. They can have a nice blue color and don't grow the size of basketballs. Eventually the long spine with be too big to put into a bucket. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

03/12/2011, 01:27 PM	#4
tangers Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 1,411	sorry haven't updated status, currently upgraded to 200g DD. I love the tuxedo's, I just hate how the pick things up! __________________ "Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth." Henry David Thoreau Click on red house for build thread. Current Tank Info: 135 gallon corner. 3x kessil a360we's, gyre xf150, custom "L" shaped sump, all on apex

04/27/2011, 12:46 PM	#6
MCCOOL Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,135	My long spine has no problem with the vortechs at all. __________________ 58g reef

04/27/2011, 10:36 AM	#5
dillycheeze Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 284	speaking of tuxedos picking things up... it took me 3 online orders to get a tuxedo to survive shipping....so i have 2 dead tuxedo shells in my tank...well after adding this 3rd tuxedo.... tux.jpg