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TKByrnes
07/25/2006, 07:09 PM
I have a 75 gal tank 300 gph can filter. 4x 160 gph moving powerheads and 2x 270 gph powerheads. am i flowing too much water or do you guys think im ok? any sugestions?

Drakis
07/25/2006, 07:33 PM
That's not too much, but thats alot power heads. Do they raise the temp of your water?

What type critters do you plan to keep?

AquaReeferMan
07/25/2006, 07:43 PM
Yeah thats not to much I have over 2,000 gph in my 55g. I have a fluval 404(340gph), a seio 820(820gph), 3 maxijet 1200s(3x295gph), powersweep 212(125gph), and a coralife super skimmer(325gph). Thats about 2,500gph which comes to a turnover ratio of 45 times a hour. I dont think you can have to much flow. Well for me atleast my tank is SPS.

TKByrnes
07/25/2006, 08:11 PM
the tem went up about 1 deg so far but my temp probe is right beside 1 of the powerheads. im thinking about taking out the 2 270 gph ones but they are making the ripples ontop the water so im not sure which ones to take out.