Surge

sunfishh · 03/05/2006, 07:04 PM

About a decade ago I use to dive here in california and during cetain times of the day there was really strong currents (surge). I am just wondering if this would be beneficial to a mostly fish tank with a few inverts and macro algae? If so I could put some power heads on timers so that they only came on during certain times of the day.

sunfishh · 03/06/2006, 08:50 AM

Bump. Anyone have a thought about this?

dhoch · 03/06/2006, 09:43 AM

A lot of people do this in their reef tanks (in fact there are a couple of companies that make surge products (not just powerheads, but think of emptying about 5 gallons of tank water into a bucket and dumping this back in... now that's surge).

As for a FO, as long as there is enough flow to keep nutrients in suspension you should be fine.

Dave

Agu · 03/06/2006, 10:37 AM

There's a good description of a Carlson surge device here near the bottom of the page,

Surge

Surges are good for varying currents and eliminating dead spots. They also introduce bubbles into the tank which is why a lot of people don't use them in reef tanks. The bubbles don't harm anything they're just not aesthetically pleasing. IMO it would be a great addition to a FO tank.

Here's a thread with videos of a surge set up on a reef tank,

Tighaboys Reef

sunfishh · 03/07/2006, 12:44 AM

Thanks for the input everyone

Blown 346 · 03/07/2006, 01:02 AM

That is a awesome setup he has there with the tides.

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sunfishh Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fullerton, Ca Posts: 1,875	Bump. Anyone have a thought about this? __________________ It's nice to be important, but important to be nice

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dhoch Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,762	A lot of people do this in their reef tanks (in fact there are a couple of companies that make surge products (not just powerheads, but think of emptying about 5 gallons of tank water into a bucket and dumping this back in... now that's surge). As for a FO, as long as there is enough flow to keep nutrients in suspension you should be fine. Dave __________________ Check out my tanks website... click the red box above my post Current Tank Info: 180 gal Acrylic, 29 gal refugium, 40 gal sump, Mag 18 -> 2 Sea Swirls, Tunze 6100, 8 x 80W overdriven T5 Lights, ASM G4 skimmer

03/06/2006, 10:37 AM	#4
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	There's a good description of a Carlson surge device here near the bottom of the page, Surge Surges are good for varying currents and eliminating dead spots. They also introduce bubbles into the tank which is why a lot of people don't use them in reef tanks. The bubbles don't harm anything they're just not aesthetically pleasing. IMO it would be a great addition to a FO tank. Here's a thread with videos of a surge set up on a reef tank, Tighaboys Reef __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

03/07/2006, 12:44 AM	#5
sunfishh Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fullerton, Ca Posts: 1,875	Thanks for the input everyone __________________ It's nice to be important, but important to be nice

03/07/2006, 01:02 AM	#6
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	That is a awesome setup he has there with the tides.