Best Wavemaker & RFG Placement for Waterbox Peninsula 25?

[Rick's Reefing Adventures]

Hey everyone,

I’ve got a 25g Waterbox Peninsula that I’m planning to make Acropora-dominant (if all goes well, haha). Right now I have a few frags doing fine, with a few more arriving tomorrow.

For flow, I’m running the return pump with dual RFG nozzles and a Nero 3. When I set the Nero 3 on random mode at 70–100% (which, in my opinion, is the lowest setting that actually works), it completely tears up the surface and creates a ton of microbubbles. Because of that, I’m thinking it might be better to add a couple more wavemakers running at lower settings instead.

For now, I’ve temporarily added a cheap, non-adjustable pump that I normally use for mixing salt. My plan is to keep the Nero 3 and add two Hygger mini wavemakers, then remove the cheap one.

My questions:

• Where would you place the three wavemakers in a Waterbox Peninsula 25?
• Where would you aim the dual RFG nozzles?
• From what I’ve read, it’s best to run a mix of random and pulse modes. Is that true?

For coral placement, the whole rock structure will eventually be filled with Acros, while the sandbed will just have some Zoas.
Looking forward to hearing your tips and suggestions!

 

[BryanM]

random flow is almost always a good thing.

I only run two gyres in my 170g DT, so 3 here seems like a lot unless maybe one of them is to prevent detritus from building up in a certain location.

As for return nozzles, mine jus go out sideways at the top of the water line. I run very low sump->return flow, all of my surface agitation is from the wave makers.

 

[X-37B]

I would go with 2 Jebao ow-10's.
Mount on back wall or sides pointing to the middle front.
Run on C mode. You can set them to come on/off for anywhere from 2 seconds up to 30. Great random flow for low cost.
I run 1 on my 15 in C mode. On for 5 off for 5.

 

[Rick's Reefing Adventures]

random flow is almost always a good thing.

I only run two gyres in my 170g DT, so 3 here seems like a lot unless maybe one of them is to prevent detritus from building up in a certain location.

As for return nozzles, mine jus go out sideways at the top of the water line. I run very low sump->return flow, all of my surface agitation is from the wave makers.

The reason I was looking at 3 is so I can put them all on lower percentages. In a nano it's very easy to blast a coral or the sand everywhere. My return is also quite low.

I would go with 2 Jebao ow-10's.
Mount on back wall or sides pointing to the middle front.
Run on C mode. You can set them to come on/off for anywhere from 2 seconds up to 30. Great random flow for low cost.
I run 1 on my 15 in C mode. On for 5 off for 5.

Alright thanks I'll look into it those! They are good?

 

[X-37B]

The reason I was looking at 3 is so I can put them all on lower percentages. In a nano it's very easy to blast a coral or the sand everywhere. My return is also quite low.


Alright thanks I'll look into it those! They are good?

They are quite good for the price.
I have ran them for years.
In your nano you may be able to get away with one ow-25.
I ran one on my 18" nano cube.