Powerhead Placement

jaythebull · 01/05/2009, 09:01 AM

The tank is going well. It is a 25 gallon cube. About 33lbs of live rock, a 3-4 inch sand bed, 1 clown, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 scooter blenny, and a handful of snails. Also one button polyp coral placed higher up in the tank. On this cube the filter intake and out flow are placed up high. I have a powerhead on the way. Would I be better to create a cross flow current, or place it near the bottom going the same direction water is currently flowing? Just looking for best practices.

Thanks

aquaman67 · 01/13/2009, 06:48 PM

To Reef Central

I would place it on the opposite side from the outflow.

Putting it on the same side would be like tornado.

01/05/2009, 09:01 AM	#1
jaythebull Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 33	Powerhead Placement The tank is going well. It is a 25 gallon cube. About 33lbs of live rock, a 3-4 inch sand bed, 1 clown, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 scooter blenny, and a handful of snails. Also one button polyp coral placed higher up in the tank. On this cube the filter intake and out flow are placed up high. I have a powerhead on the way. Would I be better to create a cross flow current, or place it near the bottom going the same direction water is currently flowing? Just looking for best practices. Thanks

01/13/2009, 06:48 PM	#2
aquaman67 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,629	*To Reef Central* I would place it on the opposite side from the outflow. Putting it on the same side would be like tornado.