Water movement

brayden · 07/30/2008, 09:31 AM

What power heads do you recommend I should use with my Aquacontroller. My Rio's are starting to go out on me and I would like to add a little more movement in my tank anyway. My tank is 72"X18"X24". How much current would you recommend in there? I have 1 Large long tentacle anemone, a large clam, flower pot coral, fox coral, some button polyps, some star polyps. What do you guys recommend?

Holyreefer · 07/30/2008, 09:39 AM

72*18*24 is a pretty big tank
have you considered the wavysea oceansmotions or even tunze stream pumps?

it is recommended that the turnover rate be atleast 20x

brayden · 07/30/2008, 09:43 AM

The turnover rate being the water movement inside the main tank, not from the sump to the tank, right?

sps1-2-b · 07/30/2008, 11:40 AM

The turnover rate does include the return pump also. I run all tunzes and love them. Well built. The controllable ones will probably last longer if you are controlling it with the Aquacontroller. Non controllable pumps get abused when they're turned on and off frequently. Just my .02

crvz · 07/30/2008, 11:55 AM

the tunze products can be controlled with the AC with an adapter... or at least I think that adapter is still available. Not much cheaper than the tunze controller when I last saw it, though. I wouldnt buy a powerhead that's not controllable and stick it on a controller, though. Ruins their length of use.

07/30/2008, 09:31 AM	#1
brayden Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SanDiego Posts: 438	Water movement What power heads do you recommend I should use with my Aquacontroller. My Rio's are starting to go out on me and I would like to add a little more movement in my tank anyway. My tank is 72"X18"X24". How much current would you recommend in there? I have 1 Large long tentacle anemone, a large clam, flower pot coral, fox coral, some button polyps, some star polyps. What do you guys recommend?

07/30/2008, 09:39 AM	#2
Holyreefer Octopus Extreme 300 Skimr Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,242	721824 is a pretty big tank have you considered the wavysea oceansmotions or even tunze stream pumps? it is recommended that the turnover rate be atleast 20x __________________ Life is what you make it, so make something out of everything you do! Current Tank Info: GYRE 150,Seaswirl 1.5, Barcuda Pump, Custom LED system, Extreme Reef Octopus 300 Protein Skimmer, 80 watt Aqua UV, Korallin BioDenitrator Nitrate, Hydor Magnum 8 Powerheads

07/30/2008, 11:55 AM	#5
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	the tunze products can be controlled with the AC with an adapter... or at least I think that adapter is still available. Not much cheaper than the tunze controller when I last saw it, though. I wouldnt buy a powerhead that's not controllable and stick it on a controller, though. Ruins their length of use. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

07/30/2008, 09:43 AM	#3
brayden Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SanDiego Posts: 438	The turnover rate being the water movement inside the main tank, not from the sump to the tank, right?

07/30/2008, 11:40 AM	#4
sps1-2-b Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 1,248	The turnover rate does include the return pump also. I run all tunzes and love them. Well built. The controllable ones will probably last longer if you are controlling it with the Aquacontroller. Non controllable pumps get abused when they're turned on and off frequently. Just my .02