Power heads Too much power ?

Joneskirby · 10/17/2011, 04:56 PM

I put 2 1400 powerheads in my 90 gal tank one on opposites sides to give it a swirl. Seems like a lot but it looks like the fish are having a blast or maybe just getting the crap kicked out them. Is this bad or good or maybe just run 1 ?

sirreal63 · 10/17/2011, 10:18 PM

No matter what you do, you will not replicate the strength of flow they deal with in the wild. 2800 gph is not very much at all for a 90 gallon tank.

hollister · 10/17/2011, 11:33 PM

A good number is 10 to 15 times flow rate times the tank size. 2250 gph. So your not that far off.

pledosophy · 10/18/2011, 01:46 AM

10-15? Never in my tanks. I never go below 50, usually stay about 75.

username in use · 10/18/2011, 05:19 AM

Im running a little over 100X in my tank. Most tanks are extremely deficient in flow.

10/17/2011, 04:56 PM	#1
Joneskirby Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 5	Power heads Too much power ? I put 2 1400 powerheads in my 90 gal tank one on opposites sides to give it a swirl. Seems like a lot but it looks like the fish are having a blast or maybe just getting the crap kicked out them. Is this bad or good or maybe just run 1 ?

10/17/2011, 10:18 PM	#2
sirreal63 Go Spurs Go!!! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Meadowlakes Texas Posts: 13,357	No matter what you do, you will not replicate the strength of flow they deal with in the wild. 2800 gph is not very much at all for a 90 gallon tank. __________________ Jack No One has ever been seriously injured by using the search function. Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms should be a convenience store, not a government agency. Current Tank Info: Reefing the Pentagon.

10/18/2011, 01:46 AM	#4
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	10-15? Never in my tanks. I never go below 50, usually stay about 75. __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT

10/18/2011, 05:19 AM	#5
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	Im running a little over 100X in my tank. Most tanks are extremely deficient in flow. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

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10/17/2011, 11:33 PM	#3
hollister Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,037	A good number is 10 to 15 times flow rate times the tank size. 2250 gph. So your not that far off.