RSM C-250 circulation pumps?

[BellBoy04]

I noticed that my circulation pumps are pushing a lot of water and noticed that my clown fish have a hard time with this. Should I dial them Down or just let the fish adapt to this?


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[Adrienne]

I have left mine running at full speed - in fact I have another wave maker on the tank as well. The clown fish seem to be able to handle it alright. I think if you turn them down you will not get sufficient water movement throughout the tank.

 

[Oxylebius]

If they are the two stock pumps, all should be fine with leaving them running full speed.

 

[Danreef]

If they are the two stock pumps, all should be fine with leaving them running full speed.

And I believe too that the amount of water that the standard pumps move are important for the skimmer to work correctly.

The clown will find his/her spot and will be happy around that area for ever.

 

[BellBoy04]

I just purchased a Jebao wp-25 PH for my aquarium. I can't seem to figure out what is the best spot to locate it without pushing all of my sand out of spots, even on the lowest settings. Suggestions of placement?


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[DianaKay]

I just purchased a Jebao wp-25 PH for my aquarium. I can't seem to figure out what is the best spot to locate it without pushing all of my sand out of spots, even on the lowest settings. Suggestions of placement?


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I'm not familiar with the Jebao WP-25.
I run 2-VorTech MP10 on my RSM 250 at 100%. One on each end about 6 inches lower than water level.
A lot will depend on your rockscape and YOUR SAND GRAIN SIZE. Also, new sand bed that have not settled in and matured some will take some time to become more stable with your "reef like" flow.
If you have ever snorkeled shallow reefs, You have a better understanding of how strong the water moves over the reefs.
It may just take your sand bed time to settle (unless you have too fine of sand) before you start the stronger flow. What grain size sand did you put in?
The flow should not be too much for your fish if they are healthy fish.

 

[DianaKay]

You might also want to get some of the Spin-Stream adaptors to put on your return flow nozzles. They divert the flow and make it not so one directional.
I had problems with the flow bouncing off of the front glass and into my sand bed before I got these things put on.
Here's a thread about them:
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forum/index.php?threads/spin-stream-on-rsm-250.86850/#post-1197105
They are not super expensive. Worth the price IMO.

 

[DaveK]

A few points about circulation pumps.

If you think the flow is too high, dial it back a bit and see how you make out. It's easy enough to change it back, and it's not going to be very disruptive to the system.

For pump placement, every tank is different. Don't be afraid to move then around a bit. You almost need to do this to get the flow just right. If you stir up a little of the sandbed, it's usually not that big a deal on a shallow one, just move the sand back.

This is an area in the hobby where there is no "one size fits all" correct answer. This also means you can't go too far wrong. Change it around until it's right.

 

[Danreef]

I just purchased a Jebao wp-25 PH for my aquarium. I can't seem to figure out what is the best spot to locate it without pushing all of my sand out of spots, even on the lowest settings. Suggestions of placement?


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Needs to go in one side in the middle upper part. Place the controller in W1 (wave mode) and find with the dial the correct frequency to have a 1 inch wave.

 

[Adrienne]

Needs to go in one side in the middle upper part. Place the controller in W1 (wave mode) and find with the dial the correct frequency to have a 1 inch wave.

Thanks for that info as I seem to have difficulty locating where to place my RW8 to stop displacing the sand. Your 1inch wave give me something to work with