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I have a 90 gallon tank

I have two mp10's and two wavs.

I just picked up the second mp10 and was thinking the best placement for the power heads above.

I would like to have the wavs on the back wall (pretty much where they are is where they are staying) and an mp10 on both corners one being closer to the front glass and one closer to the back wall to get the surge type flow and to help my OCD:

Problem is the wires I don't like them on anything. And the one corner has an awesome spot to view the tank so I would want the one mp10 closer to the back on that side and the left side closer to the front. But I think my rockscape will be in the way.
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So I would love to have the mp10's on the side of the tank but if I could get away with them on the back wall that be cool with me as well.

So I guess my question is what placement has worked best for u guys and ur mp's?
 
I believe back wall placement is just fine. I too have a 90 gallon tank (five foot long) and first had two MP40's on each end. Then I watched @Dana Riddle 's 2016 MACNA talk, and I now have four MP40's and an MP10. Here's the placement in the tank:

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After watching the linked Riddle talk above, you might be adding even more powerheads. :D
 
I believe back wall placement is just fine. I too have a 90 gallon tank (five foot long) and first had two MP40's on each end. Then I watched @Dana Riddle 's 2016 MACNA talk, and I now have four MP40's and an MP10. Here's the placement in the tank:

IMG_20170211_160811373_zpswtoyk0bk.jpg



After watching the linked Riddle talk above, you might be adding even more powerheads. :D
Thank you and prolly not two wavs two mp10's and two vectra m1s on sea swirls should be more then enough no where close to the sea but for a tank like this I estimated 122 times turnover an hour before the new mp10 I'll have to recaculate it now
 
I believe back wall placement is just fine. I too have a 90 gallon tank (five foot long) and first had two MP40's on each end. Then I watched @Dana Riddle 's 2016 MACNA talk, and I now have four MP40's and an MP10. Here's the placement in the tank:

IMG_20170211_160811373_zpswtoyk0bk.jpg



After watching the linked Riddle talk above, you might be adding even more powerheads. :D
Yep I have seen that thank u tho
 
I believe back wall placement is just fine. I too have a 90 gallon tank (five foot long) and first had two MP40's on each end. Then I watched @Dana Riddle 's 2016 MACNA talk, and I now have four MP40's and an MP10. Here's the placement in the tank:

IMG_20170211_160811373_zpswtoyk0bk.jpg



After watching the linked Riddle talk above, you might be adding even more powerheads. :D
So my wavs are about halfway up the tank

Would u recomend the mp10's closer to the surface or closer to the sand?
 
I like my two gyre 130's. I have a mp40 in the lower third of the tank and that keeps thing stirred up;)
 

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