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06/08/2012, 06:49 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: May 2012
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Powerhead placements
Hi all,
I'm putting a new 180 together. Pretty basic setup. 180 with dual drain / return. Mag 18. Wet/Dry, Skimmer with Mag 3, UV. 50 lbs live sand. 60 lbs Florida crushed coral. 60 lbs base rock and 15 lbs live rock to seed. Lights are 4 VHO and 4 Actinic T10k. Today I bought 2 Koralia 1400's ( I plan on adding 2 more in a month or so ). My question is where should I place these. Originally as you can see in my pic I've placed them on the side wall in the middle and about 1/3 from the bottom pointing up and across. I've read where a lot of people place them on the back wall pointed at the front wall. While I only have the two should I place them on the back wall pointing forward or leave them where they are? Also if my pump is pushing 1000gph ( conservatively ) and these are pushing 2800gph together is that enough flow or should I still add two more 1400's or maybe just 1050's for the back to front action? Is 6600 gph flow too much? ( 4 x 1400 and 1 x 1000 ) Thanks for the feedback and advice. |
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