Do I have too much flow in my tank???

aqua_carmen · 12/03/2006, 08:22 PM

I have a 155 gallon bowfront. I am using 2 power heads 214 (one on each side), A Rena XP3 Canister filter, wet/dry pumping at 800 gallons/hour (between both of them)/protein skimmer inside the sump. Do I have too much flow or current?

sasscuba · 12/03/2006, 08:23 PM

nope. I run 4200 GPH on a 125 and I want a little more.....

aqua_carmen · 12/03/2006, 08:32 PM

I made a mistake, I am running 1200-1300 gallons an hour because i put a reducer on the 2 1000 g/h pumps.

Rockhead21564 · 12/03/2006, 08:34 PM

Gee, it depends on what kind of tank you've got. FO it's okay. Reef too little, I like about 20x, give or take, volume. Again, if reef, what kind of animals. Some like more flow than others. You need to give all the info you can too get a good answer, one size does not fit all.

Sasscuba - why so much flow? What kind of animals are you keeping, just curious.

aqua_carmen · 12/03/2006, 08:40 PM

I have about 40 mushrooms, a quarter of the tank filled with live rock, 1 giant mushroom almost 2 feet, polyps, hammer coral, green torch, anemones, finger coral, snails, hermits, 1 tomato clown, and 1 butterfly. I took out one powerhead and i noticed the giant mushroom open up a bit.

dippin61 · 12/03/2006, 09:28 PM

i run 3100 gph in my 55g

nait002 · 12/03/2006, 10:40 PM

Almost 8000 gph on a 120 sps

aqua_carmen · 12/03/2006, 10:45 PM

wow, lol i guess im fine

Xirxes23 · 12/04/2006, 12:06 AM

i run close to 5000 GPH in my 9 Gal Nano

Xirxes23 · 12/04/2006, 12:07 AM

that last bit was a joke

ACBlinky · 12/04/2006, 01:02 AM

I have just over 3000g (~32x turnover) on my 90g softy reef.

You said you have two powerheads 214 -- is that gph? If so, with the 350gph Rena XP3 and 800gph (assuming that's after head loss and not the pump capacity at 0' of head) you've got 1578gph on your 155g (skimmers don't count). That's 10x turnover -- definitely nowhere near too much. IMO it's actually not enough, 20-30x would be better.

aqua_carmen · 12/04/2006, 03:19 PM

the 2 powerheads are rated at 30 gallons per hour each, and i have about 1300 gallons per hour running in my wet/dry. Plus the XP3 350 gallons i would have a total of 1700 gallons per hour running in my tank

aqua_carmen · 12/04/2006, 03:21 PM

but thats pretty good seing how it is going through so many stages, Rena, wet/dry, and powerheads

12/03/2006, 08:22 PM	#1
aqua_carmen Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 206	Do I have too much flow in my tank??? I have a 155 gallon bowfront. I am using 2 power heads 214 (one on each side), A Rena XP3 Canister filter, wet/dry pumping at 800 gallons/hour (between both of them)/protein skimmer inside the sump. Do I have too much flow or current?

12/03/2006, 08:34 PM	#4
Rockhead21564 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Up North Vanderbilt, Michigan Posts: 525	Gee, it depends on what kind of tank you've got. FO it's okay. Reef too little, I like about 20x, give or take, volume. Again, if reef, what kind of animals. Some like more flow than others. You need to give all the info you can too get a good answer, one size does not fit all. Sasscuba - why so much flow? What kind of animals are you keeping, just curious. __________________ Sometimes I just don't get IT ! I want IT, but she won't let me buy anything else. Well, that she knows about anyway, Bah hahahaha Current Tank Info: 280g reef w/90g refug/reef & 90g sump;210g FOWLR W/20"Pnthr Grper,10"niger,36"zebra & 24" Tiger eels. 55g clam tank w/ 9,"8",6",5"& 4" Corceas, 9" Blue &12"orange squamosas

12/03/2006, 09:28 PM	#6
dippin61 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,897	i run 3100 gph in my 55g __________________ Reefers Law: It can take about 48 hours to brown, and 48 weeks to color back up! Current Tank Info: 55 Gallon BB Low Iron Glass, Dual 110w VHO Actinics, 250w PFO MH 20k XM

12/04/2006, 01:02 AM	#11
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	I have just over 3000g (~32x turnover) on my 90g softy reef. You said you have two powerheads 214 -- is that gph? If so, with the 350gph Rena XP3 and 800gph (assuming that's after head loss and not the pump capacity at 0' of head) you've got 1578gph on your 155g (skimmers don't count). That's 10x turnover -- definitely nowhere near too much. IMO it's actually not enough, 20-30x would be better. __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

12/03/2006, 08:23 PM	#2
sasscuba Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Owasso, Oklahoma Posts: 990	nope. I run 4200 GPH on a 125 and I want a little more.....

12/03/2006, 08:32 PM	#3
aqua_carmen Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 206	I made a mistake, I am running 1200-1300 gallons an hour because i put a reducer on the 2 1000 g/h pumps.

12/03/2006, 08:40 PM	#5
aqua_carmen Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 206	I have about 40 mushrooms, a quarter of the tank filled with live rock, 1 giant mushroom almost 2 feet, polyps, hammer coral, green torch, anemones, finger coral, snails, hermits, 1 tomato clown, and 1 butterfly. I took out one powerhead and i noticed the giant mushroom open up a bit.

12/03/2006, 10:40 PM	#7
nait002 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: milwaukee Posts: 663	Almost 8000 gph on a 120 sps

12/03/2006, 10:45 PM	#8
aqua_carmen Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 206	wow, lol i guess im fine

12/04/2006, 12:06 AM	#9
Xirxes23 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 607	i run close to 5000 GPH in my 9 Gal Nano

12/04/2006, 12:07 AM	#10
Xirxes23 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 607	that last bit was a joke

12/04/2006, 03:19 PM	#12
aqua_carmen Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 206	the 2 powerheads are rated at 30 gallons per hour each, and i have about 1300 gallons per hour running in my wet/dry. Plus the XP3 350 gallons i would have a total of 1700 gallons per hour running in my tank

12/04/2006, 03:21 PM	#13
aqua_carmen Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 206	but thats pretty good seing how it is going through so many stages, Rena, wet/dry, and powerheads