Powerheads

[milkton]

hi, i accidently bought 1350 gph powerheads off ebay for my 65g ... wayyyy too much flow.

Which powerhead is best and how many should i get for my 65g tank..

the corals i will be getting are probably euphylias (spelled wrong i think), pulsing xenia's, condylactis anemone, maybe some easy acroporas

was thinking 2x koralia 3, is that pretty good?

thx

 

[seffieuk]

You have just under 300 litres

300 x 20 = 6000 litres an hour

You could have three k2 which would give your 6900 or 2 x k3 which would give you 6400

In my tank I now have 1 x k3 and 1 x k4 which gives me = 7800 my tank with rock has a volume of approx 320 litres and of course I also have my mce 600 skimmer. I keep mostly euphyllias and anemonies -the flow is perfect for them.

I have in the past had much more flow - 22000, I had the polario, which was way too much flow for the euphyllias and anemonies!

Seffie x

 

[Buddyboy67]

This turn over rate is perfect mate..looks violent to us,lol..but your system will love it, depending on your stock ofcourse..many would happily take even more

 

[milkton]

oops sorry for the confusion guys, i meant to say i have 1350x 2 .. now THAT is wayy too much flow lol.

You have just under 300 litres

300 x 20 = 6000 litres an hour

You could have three k2 which would give your 6900 or 2 x k3 which would give you 6400

In my tank I now have 1 x k3 and 1 x k4 which gives me = 7800 my tank with rock has a volume of approx 320 litres and of course I also have my mce 600 skimmer. I keep mostly euphyllias and anemonies -the flow is perfect for them.

I have in the past had much more flow - 22000, I had the polario, which was way too much flow for the euphyllias and anemonies!

Seffie x

so, i should be getting 1x k3 and 1x k4? how do you position the powerheads?

thx

 

[seffieuk]

oops sorry for the confusion guys, i meant to say i have 1350x 2 .. now THAT is wayy too much flow lol.

thx

it really isn't too much 2 x 1350 = 2750

If you are looking for 20 x 300 (although if you have live rock, there will be displacement), so lets say 250 litres

250 x 20 = 5000

2250 so one more power head with the two you have should be good what powerheads are they?

I suspect you think it is too much as you have them positioned wrongly. one should be pointing up to create a nice turbulance, then if you could show us a picture we can give you some ideas where the other two can be positioned

Seffie x

 

[Buddyboy67]

These powerheads were 1350 gallons per hour i thought not lts....lol

 

[milkton]

oops sorry for the confusion guys, i meant to say i have 1350x 2 .. now THAT is wayy too much flow lol.

thx

it really isn't too much 2 x 1350 = 2750

If you are looking for 20 x 300 (although if you have live rock, there will be displacement), so lets say 250 litres

250 x 20 = 5000

2250 so one more power head with the two you have should be good what powerheads are they?

I suspect you think it is too much as you have them positioned wrongly. one should be pointing up to create a nice turbulance, then if you could show us a picture we can give you some ideas where the other two can be positioned

Seffie x

really? 2750 gallons per hour is not enopugh flow for a 65g tank? on the back of the koralia boxes, it said i should have 2 k3's..

they are no name brands.. i wanted to go cheap but now i realize that having a hobby like this, that way is not going to work.

ill try to get picture up asap, camera down..

thx for hlp

 

[Buddyboy67]

If they are rated in gallons and not lts one would do your job perfectly mate

 

[milkton]

If they are rated in gallons and not lts one would do your job perfectly mate

k, 1 is 1350 gph so ill get 2 k3's so there is better circulation and water movement not just movement at 1 direction

thx!

 

[seffieuk]

If they are rated in gallons and not lts one would do your job perfectly mate

k, 1 is 1350 gph so ill get 2 k3's so there is better circulation and water movement not just movement at 1 direction

thx!

No, the K is rated in litres per hour 1500 lph or 400 gph

Seffie x

 

[milkton]

If they are rated in gallons and not lts one would do your job perfectly mate

k, 1 is 1350 gph so ill get 2 k3's so there is better circulation and water movement not just movement at 1 direction

thx!

No, the K is rated in litres per hour 1500 lph or 400 gph

Seffie x

really? thats probably what it is in the UK, cause i live in canada and it tells u both here.. its 850gph for k3.. or thats what it says on the box.. do we have different powerheads?

 

[Buddyboy67]

Probably the same product but different ratings i guess...do you work in u s gallons there or imperial gallons like here in the uk??

 

[milkton]

Probably the same product but different ratings i guess...do you work in u s gallons there or imperial gallons like here in the uk??

us gallons i believe..