Amount and kind of powerbeads?

[BigG10905]

Hello I am setting up a 220 gallon FOWLR tank and wondering 1) If i need powerbeads I will be try to put Anenomes as well as fish in the tank, 2) how many i will need, 3) If the vortech mp40 are really what i should get. The lfs recommended them to me but are kinda pricey. The tank is 72"X24"X36" so just looking for advice.

 

[that novice guy]

You would want to get as much flow as you can as i see it because if you have low flow areas or no flow at all that leads to dead spots and that encourages Algee growth plus you need to Keep fish food and waste suspended in the water colume so you could get it to your skimmer and mechanical faster so it doesn't have time to decay. But you also don't want to be blowing everything around . Me personally I've never had a vortech but i heard their really great pumps but their are also a bit pricey for my budget but you could also use tunze or magnum

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