Circulation question

[tc2007]

For the following tanks what type of circulation (fans) pumps and how many would I need. Please suggest some reliable models (nothing fancy).

135G Cube (3'x3')
120G (4'x2'x'2') Regular
96G Cube (30"x30")

My live rock will be 1/2 or 1/3 of recommended and I am going to use Tropic Eden Reef flakes Aragonite Sand.

[thegrun]

What do you plan on keeping in the tank? Different types of corals need different water flows.

[tc2007]

hammers, torch, leather that's it. maybe 3-5 corals at most.

[thegrun]

I would go with about 30 times the tank size in total waterflow for each tank. Go with a minimum of two powerheads to get good cross circulation. For bare bone low cost powerheads Hydor Koralia are hard to beat.

[SGT_York]

a WP 40 and 25 worked wonders for my 120.

[tc2007]

Originally Posted by thegrun

I would go with about 30 times the tank size in total waterflow for each tank. Go with a minimum of two powerheads to get good cross circulation. For bare bone low cost powerheads Hydor Koralia are hard to beat.

Thanks. I was looking at Koralia. they have good reviews.

[explorer07]

I have 1 wp25 in my 75 gallon and wow does it work. When I feed my fish on feed mode it gives the food time to settle on the floor after the 10 minutes are up it's back floating around again. I couldn't be happier.

[tc2007]

The WP-40s look interesting. Can 2 of those be controlled by 1 controller?
Or can I use 1 WP-60 instead of 2 WP-40s? Is it beneficial to have 2 separated over 1?

[explorer07]

You can have 2 wp's of any size on one dual controller.