flow help

Just wanted to see if anyone has NUVO 40 and can recommend good flow spots as of right now I have the return pump with VCA random flow generators running at 500gph approximately with 2 nero 3s on back wall random flow running max 30%. Just looking for thoughts and recommendations help me get a...

Hello everyone, Just trying to dial in the flow in my Red Sea Max Nano Peninsula (26G, 100L peninsula tank) now that I've got some coral starting to grow in there. It's a mixed reef with some some LPS near the bottom and SPS with a couple acros at the top. Currently just got a sicce voyager...

Long story short, I have a 20g long with a Nero 3 and an AI Blade. They’ve both been working well, and I haven’t really had issues with them. My tank has been running for a few years and was doing great until life got busy (kids!). It didn’t get the attention it deserved for a while, and I’ve...

Hey guys, I’m about to do a little bit of a deep clean, water change, and revamp for my aquarium and I was wondering what the best placement for my corals are in terms of flow. Everyone seems to be doing all right, but I’d love to know the placement that would help everybody thrive and live...

I was wanting to get some suggestions in regards to strong wave pumps. Right now I have two Aqueon Circulation Pump 1250's in my 5 foot 125 gallon tank and those are close to the strongest ones that Aqueon provides, aside from the 1650 pump, that I can't find for some reason. I have a bad cyano...

Hello so I have a waterbox reef lx 290.6 Dimensions 72.3”x29.5”x25.6” I have two Nero 7s on opposite sides if the tank. Running random mode 20-45%. Any higher moves my sand around. I noticed some small dead spots under my rocks and towards the middle back glass near my overflow. Any...

I was hoping for suggestions on powerhead choice and placement. I have a 72x24x24 tank that only currently has a single Sicce xStream SDC and it doesn't seem to be doing enough. I made a VERY crude drawing of my current plan - that I hope you can understand. I was thinking of placing one...

Hello I recently set up my first saltwater aquarium and I’m having issues with my flow pump. While cycling the tank my flow pump was blowing the sand around my tank enough that it was causing it to pile up and even have bare glass in some places. When I added my first fish, a pair of clowns...

Greetings, new reefer here. LFS gave the go - ahead to try a Duncan as a first coral. Slowly increasing the lights for it, but wanted to check this flow. It seems like it would be a little aggressive for the Duncan (especially around the 50s-1m mark of the vid). But, to my very novice eye...

Recently I downsized from a 125 gal mixed reef to a 50 gallon LPS dominant reef. Since then, I would like to upgrade or renew my powerheads for a 50 gallon LPS dominant reef. I've had Neros (can't remember the number/version) in the past but after awhile they fail, fall off the glass, or...

Hey guys... I'm really struggling with my corals.. I've kept soft corals for several years without issue (Kenya Tree, Pulsating Xenia, Hammerheads) but I cannot seem to get things right with SPS or LPS corals.. In the photos below, I have two that really not doing well but I don't know what I...

I added a Neon Dotty back to my tank about a month ago. For the first couple weeks he would come out when ever I got close to the tank and see what I was doing. Then he disappeared into a rock. I saw him once last week, but havn't seen him since. I know they hide most of the time, I just want...

I've had some trouble getting even flow in my Max E 260 and I'm currently fighting a Cyano outbreak so looking for advice. Currently the bulk of the flow is coming from two Tunze 6095s at the back of the tank pointed at each other. I have them controlled by my GHL profilux to create random...

What’s going on fellow reefers! Planning a new 10 gallon tank for the office. Flow, thinking 2 koralia 240’s and my aquaclear 110 Hydor Koralia Nano Aquarium Circulation Pump, Includes Built-In Cable Protector, 240 GPH, Measures 2.4-Inches & is Ideal for Fresh or Salt Water Use...

Based off of this picture, where would you put the powerheads to get higher flow at the top of the right island for the torches, and high flow on majority of the left island for the SPS. I feel like I have too many powerheads in the tank right now (4) , and I feel that better placement would...

I am 100% stumped on this one. I have an Aqua Ultraviolet Advantage 2000 15W with 3/4 barbs and likely 1/2 for the ID on these. I have tried three pumps, Sicce 3.0, 4.0, and SDC 3.0, and none can achieve over 390 GPH. I can tell from the Apex Flow Sensor. Initially, I had the terrible Red Sea...

I just put in a basic manifold from my return pump that connects to a dual chamber reactor Tee'd off from my return line. The first chamber just has some biomedia (porous rocks), and the second has a solid 5 micron carbon block filter (the same filter I have on my well system for my house). My...

When I have the COR pump running, lets say at only 5%, the tank level is fine (even though 5% seems low but doesnt make a huge difference to lets say 20%). However, when I turn on the UV sterilizer pump, the display tank overflows. What confuses me is that the flow rate on the UV sterilizer is...

Hi guys! I have a Redsea reefer 200XL, and i have been having some issues with dialing my flow. I currently have a Maxspect Jump Gyre 2K flow pump, running on the alternating gyre mode. Currently the pump is too strong at some points, blowing my sand, and I still have some dead spots all over...

Hey all! I finally got my first corals for my first tank! Thanks so much to everyone here that has helped me with questions as I have gone along. I picked up these Torch corals yesterday and got them added. I know they like high flow, but wanted to make sure this wasn't *too* high? They were...

So I have a SICCE Extreme sdc pump and a voyager nano 2000. I’ve recently added some LPS and I feel like my flow was way to strong as they had some difficulty opening. I want am going to remove the voyager and just run the sdc pump and trying to get the right moderate flow for my torch and...

I just set up a tank 2 days ago and I got the icecap gyre 2k as part of the used setup. I have no idea what sort of flow/settings/intensities etc is best for my planned mixed reef. The display is only 40gallons and even with the pump at 32% it does a fair bit of splashing. Someone on Facebook...

I have recently pre-ordered the Fusion | 15 AIO Cube Aquarium, and it comes with an Adjustable 130 GPH DC Return Pump 5W/24V, my goal is to have a euphilia based tank, which to my understanding need 40-100x turnover. so with a 15 gallon tank my required GPH flow would be = (15gx40-100)= either...

Hi, I am trying to plan out my plumbing for my Oceanic 120 and I am tossing around some ideas about what to do. I have a Danner Mag Drive 9.5 @ 950 GPH (which came with the setup) and a Jerepet SND-7000 return pump ~1850GPH DC pump (probably too much flow) The Danner has what is probably the...

Hi Reefers, I am relatively new to the hobby and have finally got my tank in good condition. Its a Reefer 350 I bought used for $750 with fish and everything. I would take any opinions or advice you have on it. One issue I still have is sand blowing around. Do you guys have any ideas on...