How Is My Flow?

[Nathanael]

I have a 20-gallon long with soft and LPS. I am using a Whisper 40 (300 gph) and a Whisper 20 (100 gph) filter. Is this enough? Too much?

 

[Ali350z]

Should be ok

 

[skim]

How do you have them set up?

 

[Nathanael]

How do you have them set up?

The filters or the corals?

 

[skim]

The Filters.

 

[Nathanael]

They're just hanging on the back, kind of in the middle, pointing the same direction. I know ideally would be to have alternating directions/intensities, but I'm just wondering if what I have is sufficient for the types of corals I'm keeping...

 

[skim]

Yes you should be but depends on rock work and quantity of rock, just meaning as things grow or how much is added the more flow will be needed. If you can you may want to try and put the larger unit on one of the sides and the smaller one in the center on the back. It may give a more erratic type of flow.

 

[Nathanael]

Ok thank you. Sorry, I know these are horrible photos, but it might give you an idea of what I have set up...

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

its probably ok, but when you can get a couple 24o koralias in the back. it'll may everything happier.

 

[Nathanael]

Alright, thanks. So you think 2 would be good? What direction should they be facing?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Alright, thanks. So you think 2 would be good? What direction should they be facing?

flow is a trick but id start w one in back on the right and one in front on the left. then see how it stirs up w the 2 hob's. and if theres any dead spots. I do like having good blow across the back cuz it keeps the detritus down and cleans it..

are those macros? theyll like it too.