Susan Edwards
5000 Club Member
Doing my reboot, and am looking into every aspect of resetting my tank. It is 6' 18" wide, 22 deep, 125 gal. Right now I have 3 current 3 flex powerheads and the controller (I just took down the current lights but already had the efluxes).
Each is good I believe for 2100gph. I have a 4th. A jebao, also up to 2100 I believe. From what I've read, I should have 20-40 x's tank. that's around 5000. I don't have a lot of corals: rhodactis, palys, leathers, gsp. So I don't think I need super flow yet.
Right now I have 2 on each side. 1 high 1 low (photo shows them lower as I was blowing sand into piles for removal). Each is set to approx. 50-60 %. 2 are on surge, 1 stream. The jebao isn't in there atm. It's soaking in vinegar so I have a temp in its place. When I put the jebao back in, I can adjust to surge, wave, or stream.
Wondering if there is a better placement. Would love them on the back wall to hide the cords. When I redid the rock landscape I left room along back--the 2 overflows do block.
I'll be adding new medium grain sand.
Do I need 2 down lower to help with detritus? Angeling off back wall toward front, would I have them all closer to the surface. Would 2 angle say from right side to left, and then 2 on left angle toward right? 2 on the back, 2 on sides?
how do you have yours and what do you recommend.
Each is good I believe for 2100gph. I have a 4th. A jebao, also up to 2100 I believe. From what I've read, I should have 20-40 x's tank. that's around 5000. I don't have a lot of corals: rhodactis, palys, leathers, gsp. So I don't think I need super flow yet.
Right now I have 2 on each side. 1 high 1 low (photo shows them lower as I was blowing sand into piles for removal). Each is set to approx. 50-60 %. 2 are on surge, 1 stream. The jebao isn't in there atm. It's soaking in vinegar so I have a temp in its place. When I put the jebao back in, I can adjust to surge, wave, or stream.
Wondering if there is a better placement. Would love them on the back wall to hide the cords. When I redid the rock landscape I left room along back--the 2 overflows do block.
I'll be adding new medium grain sand.
Do I need 2 down lower to help with detritus? Angeling off back wall toward front, would I have them all closer to the surface. Would 2 angle say from right side to left, and then 2 on left angle toward right? 2 on the back, 2 on sides?
how do you have yours and what do you recommend.
