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chercm
11/02/2013, 02:08 AM
i have a 4x2x2 tank with overflow on the right hand of the tank no matter how i place the Wp40 and Wp60 i cannot get the crazy flow needed by the sps and i kept getting cynaos.

Any one can share some light here please ?

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Ricardo18
11/02/2013, 03:02 PM
A few things:
-Those two powerheads should be enough for you tank,
-Are they alternating or both constant on? Alternating is best.This results in a random flow which is best for keeping things suspended. Don't disregard placing them both on the same side of the tank, low/high..but alternating!.
-Also ,inspect your flow visually; if the sand bed has slight movement along with good movement of your coral, there is enough flow..so I would check your water parameters, as this could be the cause of your algae buildup, not the flow of the pumps.

sfsuphysics
11/02/2013, 04:10 PM
What do you mean by "crazy flow needed"?

As to the cyano issue, I see you have a sand bed, well it's kind of a catch-22 with pumps that put out lots of flow, you either get a lot of flow near the sand and your sand blasted all over the place, or your sand stays relatively still but that means there's not much flow going over it.