Skeptic_07
05/26/2009, 01:03 PM
The tank is around 36"x18"x21" or something like that which is 57 or 58 gallons. I want ALOT of flow and also random flow but I mostly want the flow to be excessive for lack of a better word.
My budget is about $550 for this part of my setup.
A few configurations I've been messing with:
2 x 6055, safety connector, Y connector, 7091 controller = ~$620 ~2900 gph
simple easy answer that is over budget and not the amount of flow i'm after. i do like the idea of being able to control 2 pumps though. i thought i could switch one of the 6055's out for a 6045 which would save me like $120 on the pump plus the $43 on the Y connector
6055, 6045, 7091, safety connector = ~$450 ~2600 gph
so now i'm way under budget, which isn't such a bad thing.... but I'm losing some flow which is a bad thing. I could just add another 6045 or replace the existing 6045 with a 6085 or i could bump the 6055 up to a 6105.
6055, 2x 6045, 7901, safety connector = ~$560 ~3800 - now we're getting somewhere but now i have 3 pumps and only one is controllable, which feels like it wouldn't be worth it.
6055, 6085, 7901, safety connector = ~$520 ~3500 - a little less flow but still the smaller pump is the controllabel one so it seems like a waste
6105, 6045, 7901, safety connector = ~$545 - ~4600 - lots of flow (yes!) and the more powerful one is going to be making the 'waves' - this seems like the best option at the moment - however it isn't going to give me very many options as far as direction goes which is important
Other configurations I was considering was a nano wavebox and 2 6045s which would give me 2400 plus whatever the wavebox spit out for about $600 but then my corals get that nice wave motion in the tank which is (or isn't) just as effective as having lots more flow (not completely sure).
Thanks for looking, please comment.
My budget is about $550 for this part of my setup.
A few configurations I've been messing with:
2 x 6055, safety connector, Y connector, 7091 controller = ~$620 ~2900 gph
simple easy answer that is over budget and not the amount of flow i'm after. i do like the idea of being able to control 2 pumps though. i thought i could switch one of the 6055's out for a 6045 which would save me like $120 on the pump plus the $43 on the Y connector
6055, 6045, 7091, safety connector = ~$450 ~2600 gph
so now i'm way under budget, which isn't such a bad thing.... but I'm losing some flow which is a bad thing. I could just add another 6045 or replace the existing 6045 with a 6085 or i could bump the 6055 up to a 6105.
6055, 2x 6045, 7901, safety connector = ~$560 ~3800 - now we're getting somewhere but now i have 3 pumps and only one is controllable, which feels like it wouldn't be worth it.
6055, 6085, 7901, safety connector = ~$520 ~3500 - a little less flow but still the smaller pump is the controllabel one so it seems like a waste
6105, 6045, 7901, safety connector = ~$545 - ~4600 - lots of flow (yes!) and the more powerful one is going to be making the 'waves' - this seems like the best option at the moment - however it isn't going to give me very many options as far as direction goes which is important
Other configurations I was considering was a nano wavebox and 2 6045s which would give me 2400 plus whatever the wavebox spit out for about $600 but then my corals get that nice wave motion in the tank which is (or isn't) just as effective as having lots more flow (not completely sure).
Thanks for looking, please comment.