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BigAl07 · 08-20-2008, 10:09 AM

Mavjoy you may want to add more powerheads depending on what you're planning to keep in the tank long-term. In my 10g I started with just a return pump for flow.. then added a "PowerSweep 212" (junk in my eyes) then added a Koralia Nano.... later added another Koralia Nano and then later swapped out 1 Koralia Nano for a Koralia #1

So to sum up what I have now..
1x MJ600 160gph (return) (pumping into DT from HB Fuge)
1x Koralia Nano 240 gph (front left corner pointing across tank to right rear)
1x Koralia #1 400 gph (front right corner pointing across and down to lower left corner)

This is a total of approximately 800 gph in the main tank. The humor is I'll probably add one more Koralia just for more "uuummph" in the near future.

You want to decide what you want to keep long term and plan your "flow" accordingly.. some corals can't get enough flow and some like medium to low flow.... for me.. I can't get enough flow

08-20-2008, 10:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,298 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Powerhead locations on a 10 gallon... Mavjoy you may want to add more powerheads depending on what you're planning to keep in the tank long-term. In my 10g I started with just a return pump for flow.. then added a "PowerSweep 212" (junk in my eyes) then added a Koralia Nano.... later added another Koralia Nano and then later swapped out 1 Koralia Nano for a Koralia #1 So to sum up what I have now.. 1x MJ600 160gph (return) (pumping into DT from HB Fuge) 1x Koralia Nano 240 gph (front left corner pointing across tank to right rear) 1x Koralia #1 400 gph (front right corner pointing across and down to lower left corner) This is a total of approximately 800 gph in the main tank. The humor is I'll probably add one more Koralia just for more "uuummph" in the near future. You want to decide what you want to keep long term and plan your "flow" accordingly.. some corals can't get enough flow and some like medium to low flow.... for me.. I can't get enough flow __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef