Flow change up in Red Sea 425xl.

[leon.1980]

So I have a Red Sea 425xl and a pair of MP 40s. I have plenty of flow I. The upper column to keep detritus afloat but the problem seems to be I can’t keep the sand bed free of detritus no matter how low I set them. What are other 425xl wonders running? I’m thinking of replacing g them with a pair of Red Sea reef wave 25s. Thoughts? Opinions? What do you run?

 

[blaxsun]

A pair of ReefWav25's would work great - but you may still end up with some detritus on your sand bed. What all do you have for cleanup crew?

 

[Jeffcb]

In my 3XL900 I have a pair of ReefWaves mounted vertically on each back corner with one side of each pump pointed to the back and the other end pointed towards the front. Works well.

 

[leon.1980]

A pair of ReefWav25's would work great - but you may still end up with some detritus on your sand bed. What all do you have for cleanup crew?

I’m still in the ugly stage. It’s a weird snot like substance that none of my cuc eats. I have 5 each asteria, ceriths, Nerite, zombie snails 1 red legged hermit

 

[blaxsun]

I’m still in the ugly stage. It’s a weird snot like substance that none of my cuc eats. I have 5 each asteria, ceriths, Nerite, zombie snails 1 red legged hermit

Try an orange lip or strawberry conch or two for the substrate. They make a noticeable difference.

 

[leon.1980]

I got a pair of tiger conches in there already.

 

[leon.1980]

Try an orange lip or strawberry conch or two for the substrate. They make a noticeable difference.

I have a pair of tiger conches in there. I was thinking of picking up this though.

 

[blaxsun]

I got a pair of tiger conches in there already.

The strawberry and orange ones seem to focus on the sandbed specifically. It's something I might try first before adding more wavemakers. You can also add an airstone while you have the MP40s running to see if you have any dead spots with your flow.

 

[gd1985]

Ive just got an mp10 for my 425xl. Was previously running x2 mp10s as that's what the store I bought my tank from recommended. I've had a cyano issue on one side of the tank that (fingers crossed) has gone with the addition of the mp10 & a 2 day black out.

I'm still getting a bit of detritus on the sandbed though was debating another mp40. Issue with that is i don't want x4 pumps sticking out the side of the tank & the back glass is too thick for the mp10s.

Where have you got the mp40s positioned? Mine is 3/4 the way up & just offset from the middle so the flow goes across the front of the tank. Only real bad spot is the opposite side underneath the mp10.