i am running two power heads in my 10g. one is a marine land 1140 and the other is a aquatic gardens 600. the 1140 is rated at 300 gph and the 600 is rated at 200gph. is this to much flow for my 10 gal.
to much current???
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Your flow is running at 20x the tank volume per hour, which is reasonable. If you plan on keeping corals, you can even go higher. As long as the flow is not stirring the sand up you are OK.
that is the problem i can't position the larger power head not to stir up the sand. well its not stirring it up it is just moving it. it isn't causing a sand storm. i finally got it to stop moving the sand but it caused a big divit in the sand which i guess is okay since it isn't doing it any more. right???
500gph on a 10g would be 50x which is A LOT! too much IMO... i'd drop it down to either 2 smaller pumps (nano koralia's..?) or just one of the ones you're running now personally.
will the 200gph be okay. if so would i just position in one of the corners pointing to the front of the tank. or should i point it long ways to hit my rock work dead on. and yeah that is 50x
Oops - you're right. I misread tank size. 50x is pushing it. Try going w/ 1 of the pumps. Either one will give plenty of flow.
I've read were people have 100x turnover and their tanks look good. I think as long as it's not causing a sandstorm, your okay.
i always just play around with placement to see what gets the most movement through the tank. whatever will work best to avoid dead spots.
