Do I need a circulation pump for my evo 13.5?

[Ori]

Do I need a circulation pump for soft corals and hammer coral in my evo 13 or is the filter flow enough? Thanks

 

[AcroNem]

The return pump isn't going to have enough on its own, I'd definitely get a flow pump in there

 

[theMeat]

You want about 20x the tank volume gph

 

[LetItReef]

I would add atleast a small powerhead like a Hydor 240.

 

[AcroNem]

I'll always recommend these if you're on a budget. Between friends and myself we probably have ten different ones and never had one fail.

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Wave-Maker-w...hash=item3d2f2a7bf5:m:mtOKSVPhmVoKcz4-U8hRAYg

 

[Ori]

Would I be better off upgrading the return pump or adding a powerhead?

 

[AcroNem]

If it can handle a big enough return pump then you can do that, I just assumed you wanted a separate pump.

 

[Woody1911a1]

the stock return pump is really inadequet . i upgraded to this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZJDN4W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
big difference . however i also added a small hydor circ pump .

 

[Dennis McGrath]

I have the same tank, and I added a small powerhead to mine.

 

[theMeat]

You want no more than 10 times display tank volume going through return
For most corals you want 20-25 x flow in tank, which includes whatever is going through your return