How much flow

[Jonathan]

how much flow do i need in a 75 gallon reef tank:sad:

 

[swannyson7]

A lot of it will depend on what type of corals you plan to keep and how you set up your rock structure. If you provide those details, I'm sure some people with similarly sized tanks will chime in.

 

[Jonathan]

i am planning to have hard and soft corals with about 50ibs of live rock

 

[FishScale]

Are you asking specifically for the return pump size you need? If so, it depends on a lot of factors...how many bends you plan on having plumbed from your return to your tank, how far/tall your tank will be from your sump, dimensions of your tank, etc....

 

[chris 67]

on my sps dominated 75 i have 2 vortech mp40's running @70% and had 2 mp10's@100%

oh and a korallia 1400

 

[Jonathan]

thanks alot everybody but i am not using a sump just hang on filter and skimmers:xd:

 

[Captain Nemo]

I have a mp40w on my 65g and 2 koralia 1400...... I would say 2 mp40's and you would be good to go!

 

[Jonathan]

are you shure thats not to much water flow????:squigglemouth:

 

[florida reef]

2 mp40's rock my 90 gallon. I have them about 50-60% reef crest mode and my corals seem to like it.

 

[VegasRick]

are you shure thats not to much water flow????:squigglemouth:

Too much flow is when it strips the tissue off the coral :tongue:
There was a recent study on optimal water flow for coral feeding that said something along the lines of 5 cm per second

 

[ronnie]

Too much flow is when it strips the tissue off the coral :tongue:
There was a recent study on optimal water flow for coral feeding that said something along the lines of 5 cm per second

You might have too much flow if you are pinning fish to the glass.

 

[sreefer]

on my sps dominated 75 i have 2 vortech mp40's running @70% and had 2 mp10's@100%

oh and a korallia 1400

Hmmm. Too much flow.