TingeOfGinge
New Member
Hi everyone,
I was hoping to get some advice on wavemaker sizing. Right now, I have a Voyager Nano 1000 AC powerhead, but it doesn't seem like quite enough for my 29 gallon tank. It has a very narrow stream, which doesn't cover a lot of the tank, but if pointed directly at the corals, they close right up. I was thinking of getting a gyre/cross flow type of wavemaker, since that seems to be a better fit for what I'm going for, but I'm having trouble with the sizing. I'd like to get something that is wide, but not so powerful that it irritates the corals. I only have softies and LPS in my tank, so I don't need tons of flow.
I think I found a decent wavemaker on Amazon, however, I'm not entirely sure what size I should go for. I'm not sure if links are allowed, but what I'm looking at is the FZONE Wavemaker. Based on their size chart and the size of my tank (30 inches long), I should go for the FZ-1600 (M). But that one is listed at 1,600 GPH, while my current powerhead is only around 300GPH. There's also the FZ-1200 (S), which is only half a wavemaker, but has up to 1,200 GPH.
Do you think that would be too much flow, or is going with the FZ-1600 most likely going to work?
Thanks!
I was hoping to get some advice on wavemaker sizing. Right now, I have a Voyager Nano 1000 AC powerhead, but it doesn't seem like quite enough for my 29 gallon tank. It has a very narrow stream, which doesn't cover a lot of the tank, but if pointed directly at the corals, they close right up. I was thinking of getting a gyre/cross flow type of wavemaker, since that seems to be a better fit for what I'm going for, but I'm having trouble with the sizing. I'd like to get something that is wide, but not so powerful that it irritates the corals. I only have softies and LPS in my tank, so I don't need tons of flow.
I think I found a decent wavemaker on Amazon, however, I'm not entirely sure what size I should go for. I'm not sure if links are allowed, but what I'm looking at is the FZONE Wavemaker. Based on their size chart and the size of my tank (30 inches long), I should go for the FZ-1600 (M). But that one is listed at 1,600 GPH, while my current powerhead is only around 300GPH. There's also the FZ-1200 (S), which is only half a wavemaker, but has up to 1,200 GPH.
Do you think that would be too much flow, or is going with the FZ-1600 most likely going to work?
Thanks!
