MP10 Placement

[Anthrax15]

Traditionally, I put powerheads on either side of my tank for flow. But with my next tank build, I'd love to have them symmetrical on the back of the tank. This might be an obvious question, but how is that going to go for coral placement? Will I run into any unforeseen issues?

 

[blasterman]

Depends on the tank.

MP10's have extremely wide dispersion. More so than any water mover I've seen. This good for small tanks where you don't want directional flow, but for bigger tanks MP10s lose steam very fast because they blow water in a very large cone.

 

[nickscorals]

Traditionally, I put powerheads on either side of my tank for flow. But with my next tank build, I'd love to have them symmetrical on the back of the tank. This might be an obvious question, but how is that going to go for coral placement? Will I run into any unforeseen issues?

Depends! What kind of coral are we talking about?

 

[Anthrax15]

Mainly LPS/Softies/Zoas/Mushrooms. Only a handful of SPS

 

[nickscorals]

I think placement towards the top of the tank then, but not directly in front of each other of course. How wide is the tank?

 

[Anthrax15]

Tank is going to be 36x24x16

 

[nickscorals]

Tank is going to be 36x24x16

That's 16 inches tall?

 

[kevin_e]

I have two MP10s on the back wall of my 50 cube (24") Works great. No issues.

 

[Anthrax15]

That's 16 inches tall?

Yes thats correct