Small pump for a 36 gallon?

FishNDip · 07/01/2018, 11:55 PM

Have a maxi jet in my tank, but it was blasting one area to strongly so I switched it's strong white propeller with the weaker black one. Now the flow is smaller, but weaker. So! What I'd like to know is if there's a small pump would would just push gently against my maxi in a 36 gallon tank?

zachfishman · 07/02/2018, 06:10 AM

Koralia might be a good choice, they make economical pumps that push wider, gentler flow.

FishNDip · 07/06/2018, 12:19 PM

Should I combine two pumps with a 240 koralia nano? Or should I just get a koralia nano 425 and take the maxi out?

RioReefr · 07/06/2018, 01:26 PM

Personally, I have been using Aqamai KPS for my 32G and I would purchase again...

https://www.amazon.com/Hydor-Aqamai-.../dp/B071FVBTKN

Kevin Guthrie · 07/06/2018, 04:49 PM

I have an mj 1600 in my 29 gallon tank. Try re-orienting the pump so that the gyre that it creates is running across the top, down the opposite side, and back along the bottom thru your coral/live rock. You might find an acceptable setup if you try a few configurations like that.

FishNDip · 07/07/2018, 10:02 AM

Ok I'll give it a try and point it up. I was thinking of random patterns though. Do your corals care if they are being pushed in one direction all the time?

bblumberg · 07/07/2018, 02:58 PM

I used a Tunze 6040 in my nano when it was running. Now I have 2 of them in a 75 g corner.

07/01/2018, 11:55 PM	#1
FishNDip Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Long Beach Posts: 337	Small pump for a 36 gallon? Have a maxi jet in my tank, but it was blasting one area to strongly so I switched it's strong white propeller with the weaker black one. Now the flow is smaller, but weaker. So! What I'd like to know is if there's a small pump would would just push gently against my maxi in a 36 gallon tank?

07/02/2018, 06:10 AM	#2
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	Koralia might be a good choice, they make economical pumps that push wider, gentler flow. __________________ Patience is a reefer's best tool. Secret Xenia lover. M.S. Marine Biology Staff - Marine Discovery Center, St. Petersburg FL Tampa Bay Reef Club BOD 2018 Current Tank Info: 34g modded Solana

07/07/2018, 02:58 PM	#7
bblumberg Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 606	I used a Tunze 6040 in my nano when it was running. Now I have 2 of them in a 75 g corner. __________________ Bruce Current Tank Info: 150G mixed reef (6x Blue Acro 20K Pro COB LEDs, 4x 80W T5 supplement), 150g fw discus (T5 lighting), 110G fw Angelfish (DIY LED lighting), 4 x 40 g frag tanks (DIY LED).

07/06/2018, 12:19 PM	#3
FishNDip Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Long Beach Posts: 337	Should I combine two pumps with a 240 koralia nano? Or should I just get a koralia nano 425 and take the maxi out?

07/06/2018, 01:26 PM	#4
RioReefr Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 394	Personally, I have been using Aqamai KPS for my 32G and I would purchase again... https://www.amazon.com/Hydor-Aqamai-.../dp/B071FVBTKN

07/06/2018, 04:49 PM	#5
Kevin Guthrie Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 506	I have an mj 1600 in my 29 gallon tank. Try re-orienting the pump so that the gyre that it creates is running across the top, down the opposite side, and back along the bottom thru your coral/live rock. You might find an acceptable setup if you try a few configurations like that.

07/07/2018, 10:02 AM	#6
FishNDip Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Long Beach Posts: 337	Ok I'll give it a try and point it up. I was thinking of random patterns though. Do your corals care if they are being pushed in one direction all the time?