Flow flow flow... help me out please :)

MADtanks · 11/12/2007, 10:55 PM

Good evening, I have had my nano setup for a lil while now and well i decided to add 2 tunze 6055's to a 30G tank. Now the waterflow is amazing but i am just wondering do i really need hat much flow? I mean i cant really point the pumps down bc i have rics down there. I have a 400G return pump plus 2 1400GPH pumps in a small area of 24X14X17 the rest is my sump as it is a AIO tank. So my question is will my tank be ok with about 1800GPH 1400 of that being used with a controller. Another reason for the question is i fear i cant really keep any fish bc they are always being tormented by over 3000G of water flow.... i would like to enjoy my fish swimming out in the open during the day and not just at nite when the pumps are off, or when i feed te tank and the pumps are also off lol.... Here is my tank.

Thank you.

danfrith · 11/12/2007, 11:01 PM

If you have good polyp extension then I would say your flow is fine. In terms of fish, you could try some benthic fish like gobies or somthing. Good luck.

MADtanks · 11/12/2007, 11:05 PM

well yes, polyp extension is good, so maybe i will try to turn off one pump and see how PE is after that. Thanks for the idea.

gasman059 · 11/13/2007, 07:12 AM

beautiful tank.
There should not be an issue with fish at all.
I've turnover tanks upwards of 80x w/o problems. I run 5 tunzes plus return in my current 200 and would love more flow.
Full sps won't mind at all.

MADtanks · 11/13/2007, 07:22 AM

Thank you very much

But my problem is that the tank is only 24" long and the tunze nano's dont have the wide flow like the bigger turbelles do

so any fish that tries to get into the water column gets pined to the wall lmao! hahah later today i am going to try to see if i can run one tunze on its controller and re orientate the return pump so that it clashes with the water flow of the tunze. Thank you

i will keep you all posted and let you know if it does not work out lol.

11/12/2007, 10:55 PM	#1
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	Flow flow flow... help me out please :) Good evening, I have had my nano setup for a lil while now and well i decided to add 2 tunze 6055's to a 30G tank. Now the waterflow is amazing but i am just wondering do i really need hat much flow? I mean i cant really point the pumps down bc i have rics down there. I have a 400G return pump plus 2 1400GPH pumps in a small area of 24X14X17 the rest is my sump as it is a AIO tank. So my question is will my tank be ok with about 1800GPH 1400 of that being used with a controller. Another reason for the question is i fear i cant really keep any fish bc they are always being tormented by over 3000G of water flow.... i would like to enjoy my fish swimming out in the open during the day and not just at nite when the pumps are off, or when i feed te tank and the pumps are also off lol.... Here is my tank. Thank you. __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

11/12/2007, 11:05 PM	#3
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	well yes, polyp extension is good, so maybe i will try to turn off one pump and see how PE is after that. Thanks for the idea. __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

11/13/2007, 07:12 AM	#4
gasman059 The OG mad scientist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SOFLA Posts: 10,308	beautiful tank. There should not be an issue with fish at all. I've turnover tanks upwards of 80x w/o problems. I run 5 tunzes plus return in my current 200 and would love more flow. Full sps won't mind at all. __________________ There's a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". 1985-present Current Tank Info: Officially lurking!

11/13/2007, 07:22 AM	#5
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	Thank you very much But my problem is that the tank is only 24" long and the tunze nano's dont have the wide flow like the bigger turbelles do so any fish that tries to get into the water column gets pined to the wall lmao! hahah later today i am going to try to see if i can run one tunze on its controller and re orientate the return pump so that it clashes with the water flow of the tunze. Thank you i will keep you all posted and let you know if it does not work out lol. __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

11/12/2007, 11:01 PM	#2
danfrith Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 1,470	If you have good polyp extension then I would say your flow is fine. In terms of fish, you could try some benthic fish like gobies or somthing. Good luck.