Vortech pump placement

steveb · Mar 31, 2019

Ok pump placement geniuses I'm looking for ideas!

I have a 265g 84x24x30” tall.

I have 4, yes 4 Mp60’s back from when I was going to do a 400g tank.

How many should be used and where would you place them?

EcoTech calculator says 2 max but wondering if I could run 3 or even 4 and just not run them super high.

Tank will be SPS dominant but I do have chalices and other fleshy LPS plus some shrooms and zoas in the frag tanks waiting for this build.

I haven’t decided on rock work yet.

ca1ore · Mar 31, 2019

I don’t know if I qualify as a vortech placement genius - don’t think it’s a ‘problem’ that requires genius-level advice :D. I did, however, recently run a ML265 that was mostly SPS. Had one MP60 on each end (running antisynch) and a third at much lower power on the back.

Mical · Mar 31, 2019

Run 2 on opposing sides & 2 on back with lower settings.

steveb · Apr 2, 2019

Thanks for the feedback!

I had considered one or two along the back with one on each side.

You think all 4 wouldn’t be to much flow?

I also considered something like this:

Mical · Apr 2, 2019

Do you have an apex? If so there is a setting "Eco Back" which is made for pumps on back walls of tank. If not, just run a lower setting on the rear powerheads vs the side powerheads.

steveb · Apr 2, 2019

Mical said:
Do you have an apex? If so there is a setting "Eco Back" which is made for pumps on back walls of tank. If not, just run a lower setting on the rear powerheads vs the side powerheads.

Yeah I do. It’s a classic. Never been used lol..