40 gallon and MP40

[zemuss]

Will one MP 40 be enough flow for a 40 Gallon tank?

If so where would you place it? On the side or back?

 

[FishScale]

more than enough...go with a mp10 and put it on the side.

 

[Mr E Wrasse]

MP40 is great for a 40breeder. MP10 would not be enough for the whole tank.

 

[zemuss]

How about two MP10's? One on each side in sync?

 

[Come Monday]

I use one MP10 on a 34 gallon and it's awesome!

 

[Captain Nemo]

I would say 2 mp10's and anti-sync them so you have a back and forth motion, just my opnion.....

 

[Tab28]

Two MP10 seems more practical since you can place one of each end instead of one MP40 on low speed not to create a sandstorm at one end but not enough current to get a good overall flow on the other. The price of 2 MP10 is about not much more than 1 MP40.

 

[zemuss]

Now if the tank is SPS dominated would I have an issue with flow? I would think not, am I correct?

 

[Dave3112]

I have a 40 breeder and one MP10 is PLENTY for that tank. 2 would be ok if you ran them on 50-60 percent.

 

[Tab28]

Flow is good for SPS but I think you want a more even distributed flow throughout the tank instead of one high flow at an end. That would cause a sandstorm or knock or even rip the flesh off a frag so you can get the same flow on the oppisite end of the tank.

 

[zemuss]

Thanks everyone now to find the equipment. I am hoping to get it used. Anyone have two MP10's for sale?