whats you flow?

[Trigger Man]

As to what is in there for corals;
9 SPS large colonies, 12 larger branching SPS frags, 3 types of zoa colonies, riccordia colony, Torch colony, Frogspawn colony, Xienia colony 3 GSP colonies.
So a mix of everything, and now I come to realize why i have been having to up my dosing of Calcium and DKH consistantly.
The tank again,
around 125 gallon, 4 k4's (4800), and a Mag 18 return (1800) so grand total of 6600 gph. I assume the mag losses around 600gph due to plumbing so 6000 gph (around 48 x per hour) when everything is running (around 3-4 hours a day) and 3600 gph (around 28.8 x per hour) when the wavemaker is turning 2 K4s on and the other 2 off in a 45 second rotating cycle.

[johncody]

215 Gallon Softy

2 - 750 GPH return pumps = 1500 GPH
2 Koralia 4 = 2400 GPH
1 Aqua Clear 110 = 900 GPH
1 Tunze Turbelle Stream Pump on Control = 3100 GPH


TOTAL GPH = 7,900 / 215 = 37x

[mark]

145g mixed reef. Dart on CL, Barracuda return, about 32x.

[phillybean]

500 GPH Return + 3000 GPH Closed Loop = 3500 GPH = 46.6 Turn Over

Mixed reef with mostly SPS

[banditpowdercoat]

45 gallon softie.
1 Koralia 2 600gph
1 Quiet one 3000 600gph
2 mag 350 200gph est with pipe losses. probibally less flow

1400gph 31x/hr Hmm and I still have detrritus settling....

135 gal mixed reef (minimal SPS).
OM 4 Way closed loop w/3600 gph, 1200 gph return (both minus head loss) for approximately 4000 gph - 30x plus Tunze wavebox.

[Aleks]

Wow, I'm apparently inadequate in flow compared to you guys........
15gal breeder style
~700gph flow

47x turnover on 15 full gallons......I have 17lbs rock and 30lbs deep sand bed so probably closer to 12gal water volume, which is 58x turnover.....

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by Aleks

Wow, I'm apparently inadequate in flow compared to you guys........
15gal breeder style
~700gph flow

47x turnover on 15 full gallons......I have 17lbs rock and 30lbs deep sand bed so probably closer to 12gal water volume, which is 58x turnover.....

Nothing wrong with that if you are keeping SPS... probably a bit much for LPS/softies though... (58x)

[BlazingArrow]

20G Nano, Mized Reef
Hydor nano coralia - 240G/H
Rio Nano skimmer - 110G/H
Aquaclear 50 - 200G/H
550G/H @ 20G = 27.5X....
(Have been thinking about adding more flow...)

[es355lucille]

When I first started reading these threads on Canreef and Reef Central I was having issues with cyno algae / turf algae....since I have increased my flow I have no more cyno...and since adjusting my water changes my turf algae is reduced.

When I added the second MP40 to my system it was like a wind storm and it created a lot of added current flow(and some kaotic flow).....my skimmer went nuts for 24hrs....I can say my water clarity is a lot better compared with prior.

Originally Posted by BlazingArrow

(Have been thinking about adding more flow...)