flow for corals

[aquarium boy]

is 367 gph anofe for lps sps and soft corals i am going

to get 5 or 6 rio 1400's for my 75 gallon reef

[crunk]

367 gph isn't enough for a 75 gallon. i had a thread about flow for my 75 a while ago and they (nano-reefers) said that i need more than 1000 gph for sps.

[aquarium boy]

5 or 6 rio 1400's

???

[crunk]

oh sorry, sorry. yeah, that should be enough.

[aquarium boy]

its ok;)

[EL Diablo]

In my 72 gallon I have 4 Maxi-jet power heads hooked up to a wave maker and it gives me excellent flow in the tank.

[cornstar]

Sounds like a good amount of flow , i find the hard bit is trying to get the optimum flow for certain corals in the one tank.

[The Speez]

In my 29 I have a mag 7 @ 3 ft head and going through a SCWD so I might be getting 300 GPH max when all is said and done which is not nearly enough.

 

I think to succesfully maintain SPS you need the water to turnover a least 20 times the size of your tank.

[EL Diablo]

you can set up your aqua-scaping to help create different flow Zones. Thats what I have done and it works well.

 

Also the wave maker really makes a huge difference.

[Kogut]

That should be enough, but w/ a tank that size, why not setup a closed loop w/ a wavemaker or sqwd? You would only need 1 or 2 bigger pumps and it would give you the random flow that SPS love. I have a 300gph and a 600gph in my 20L at the back corners. The acros and other SPS love it. Of course both aren't pumping that actual amount, but it's something to compare to. I used my aquascaping to create very high flow through the middle and low flow close to the PH's and on the sand.