power heads

FAMOUSX1 · 07/27/2009, 07:58 PM

I have a 60 gal tank.
How many power heads should I have and at what gph?

Thanks in advance

sedor · 07/27/2009, 08:04 PM

Depends on what your going to keep. At least 1200 gph for fish only or soft coral. You can pretty much add as much gph as you want, in the ocean I think it works out to be somewhere around 15000 gph

For SPS your going to want at least 2000 gph.

mullinsd2 · 07/27/2009, 08:16 PM

two koralia 2s would be good imo; varies with tank dimensions, and what you want to keep

FAMOUSX1 · 07/27/2009, 09:57 PM

For now I have FOWLR. but eventually will add some corals.

FAMOUSX1 · 07/27/2009, 10:07 PM

A Korlia 2 only puts out 600 gph, so 2 would be 1200.
would that be good enough or did you mean 1200 gph out of one powerhead?

FAMOUSX1 · 07/27/2009, 10:12 PM

Also is a 300gph skimmer enough for a 60 gal tank?

sedor · 07/27/2009, 10:15 PM

No, 1200 total would be more than enough for FOWLR and even some softies.

IFbettas · 07/27/2009, 10:39 PM

All of this talk about gph is pointless. There is no rule for how much flow you need. As long as it keeps the detritus suspended and keeps the coral polyps moving around the corals don't care if you have 20x turnover or 60x turnover. It's not the size that counts, it's what you do with it.

07/27/2009, 07:58 PM	#1
FAMOUSX1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 22	power heads I have a 60 gal tank. How many power heads should I have and at what gph? Thanks in advance

07/27/2009, 08:04 PM	#2
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	Depends on what your going to keep. At least 1200 gph for fish only or soft coral. You can pretty much add as much gph as you want, in the ocean I think it works out to be somewhere around 15000 gph For SPS your going to want at least 2000 gph. __________________ Ryan

07/27/2009, 10:15 PM	#7
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	No, 1200 total would be more than enough for FOWLR and even some softies. __________________ Ryan

07/27/2009, 10:39 PM	#8
IFbettas Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Woodridge, IL Posts: 1,953	All of this talk about gph is pointless. There is no rule for how much flow you need. As long as it keeps the detritus suspended and keeps the coral polyps moving around the corals don't care if you have 20x turnover or 60x turnover. It's not the size that counts, it's what you do with it. __________________ Current Tank Info: 180G SPS Dominant, 75 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 3x250w Reeflux 12k in Lumenbrights, Octo Extreme 250 Skimmer, Lots of flow

07/27/2009, 08:16 PM	#3
mullinsd2 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 753	two koralia 2s would be good imo; varies with tank dimensions, and what you want to keep

07/27/2009, 09:57 PM	#4
FAMOUSX1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 22	For now I have FOWLR. but eventually will add some corals.

07/27/2009, 10:07 PM	#5
FAMOUSX1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 22	A Korlia 2 only puts out 600 gph, so 2 would be 1200. would that be good enough or did you mean 1200 gph out of one powerhead?

07/27/2009, 10:12 PM	#6
FAMOUSX1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 22	Also is a 300gph skimmer enough for a 60 gal tank?