Water Circulation Question

[DblJaZee]

I have 28 gallon Nano Cube and I plan to eventually keep soft coral and LPS. How much water circulation should I have? Are the stock return pumps and a Koralia Nano 240 enough to keep these corals happy and healthy?

[Playa-1]

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I'm not sure what you're referring to as a stock return pump. As a starting point I would recommend about 800 gph from all sources. I would shoot for about 150gph thru a sump if you're going to use one and the rest of the flow to come from powerheads. Remember to factor in headloss if you're using a sump and a return pump. The more random flow the better off you will be. Multiple Adjustable powerheads also make fine tuning the flow much easier.

[HaKs310]

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You might want to check out the Nano Reefs (http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=75) section of the forum to receive more relatable answers.

There is a couple of folks with threads on the Nano Cube who should help you out.

[ken1977]

Go vortech MP10 if you have the extra $. I was using two Koralia pumps and since I switched over to MP40 I will only use this PH for future.

[troyman]

also with mp10 i have 24 gal more than enough great pumps

[DblJaZee]

Thanks for the help. I've looked at the MP10 and I think that is what I want, but not what I can afford at the moment. Also thanks for the welcomes, I forgot to say that this is my first saltwater tank. So far it's been awesome, always something new to see. I do have one more question. Does anyone lessen the amount of circulation at night?

[Playa-1]

Some slow the water movement during feeding depending on the livestock but it's not recommended at night.

[HaKs310]

The MP10 has a night mode that can be set up, runs the PH at a predetermined speed IIRC. Ran one for a while on a custom 30g.