Mono
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Incloud, watch the new BRS video on Flow. It's worth the time. It depends very much on the type of corals you keep and what kind of substrate you have if any.
That said I would probably get two. It gives you more options to adjust the intensity and flow patterns. So, for example, if you have one pump you have to run it on "high" creating super flow on one end of the tank blasting corals close by and a much milder flow on the far end.
This is an update to my above post which was written after a frustrating afternoon. I have about 9 of these pumps which I rotate through 3 125g tanks. I have nver owned another brand so I can't compare quality. That said I think Ponraj A above is spot on.
1. You get what you pay for. I have encountered a few weird build quality issues like the mounting magnets installed with the polarity backwards. Still kinda works just silly.
2. The pumps are difficult to breakdown and clean. Reassembly has to be done carefully. I bought a few extra to rotate them to take some pressure off of cleaning. I think twice before taking them apart.
3. I have never tried to get spare parts, o rings, bushings, etc but that could be an issue. I have just canabalized old pumps.
4. That said, they seem to work fine for what they are. I have had to decommission two which I use for spare parts. Some have been running for about 3 years.
That said I would probably get two. It gives you more options to adjust the intensity and flow patterns. So, for example, if you have one pump you have to run it on "high" creating super flow on one end of the tank blasting corals close by and a much milder flow on the far end.
This is an update to my above post which was written after a frustrating afternoon. I have about 9 of these pumps which I rotate through 3 125g tanks. I have nver owned another brand so I can't compare quality. That said I think Ponraj A above is spot on.
1. You get what you pay for. I have encountered a few weird build quality issues like the mounting magnets installed with the polarity backwards. Still kinda works just silly.
2. The pumps are difficult to breakdown and clean. Reassembly has to be done carefully. I bought a few extra to rotate them to take some pressure off of cleaning. I think twice before taking them apart.
3. I have never tried to get spare parts, o rings, bushings, etc but that could be an issue. I have just canabalized old pumps.
4. That said, they seem to work fine for what they are. I have had to decommission two which I use for spare parts. Some have been running for about 3 years.
