Do I have enough flow? 40 gallon breeder

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I have a sunmpless 40gal breeder. I have a HOB Fluval C4 filter (264 gph), a Hydor Slim Skim protein skimmer (64 gph), and a Jabao RW4 power head (running at about 900gph).

The reason I'm asking this question in the first place is that my second RW-4 broke. Wondering if I need to replace it or not.

Have a very newly set up tank with currently one clownfish. I plan on keeping primarily LPS, and zoas in the future, with a birdnest coral down the line.

If you think I should add flow... do you suggest a particular power head? The ecotechs are too expensive for me right now. Thinking of a gyre possibly, or another rw4.
 
I think you probably have enough for most LPS and softies. That being said, I like to have multiple powerheads to help create more random flow. You can get by with what you have, but would probably be better served with another. I would get the Jebao OW-10 if your trying to keep it low cost.
 

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