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04-14-2010, 08:48 PM
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new tank is 18" deep that I have set up and have decided to go closed loop, I will let you know how it works when the loop is running.
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04-15-2010, 12:44 AM
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depends what your powerheads are rated for. my 6055 tunzes are directed at the opposite corners and i had no issues in a 16" deep tank. just don't point them down or at glass and you will be fine. aim them a tad bit up
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04-15-2010, 01:04 AM
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My 3x3 cube is 14.5 tall and I have sand but my flow is split 3200 on a four way. It will most likely end up in a few spots with maybe a bare spot depending on how you place that vortech.
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04-15-2010, 01:23 AM
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good replies so far. i guess i should have added the tank dimensions to give a better idea of whats being dealt with. tank is 22X19X14. and i had hopes of running my MP20 at full power. The main problem i am foreshadowing is having the vortech too high so it sucks air. if you lower it any it would basically just blow sand. I was planning on putting it on the back to create a circular flow. do you think that placement would help my problems it all?
I guess if some of the bare spots pop up i could always set up a few zoa colonies as a sort of "flow fence" to keep the bulk of it settled.
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04-15-2010, 04:41 AM
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as much as i love the MP line, in a shallow tank it seems that your going to have sand issues no matter what. they aren't as directional like the tunze's and so on and do a great job with increasing the area effected by flow. I had a mp10 on my 9" tall tank and i couldn't run it past 40% because either i would have it to high and it would suck air down or if i had it set lower than the water line, the direction of flow would blow sand around at higher settings.
personally i would be looking into the 6055's for a shallow tank
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04-15-2010, 05:13 AM
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