Pick up a cheap RW-20. This thing throws mad flow full length accross any tank. I couldnt beleive how much water they push for the money.

Great feedback people!

I guess its unrealistic to want ideal sps flow across a >6' span when the source of flow is all on one side.

I'd imagine to get the flow I'm looking for on the far end, the flow would be too strong on the source end.

At the moment I'm thinking, 2 gyres on my overflow end, and just reserve the last 2' of display for anemones, zoas and rics.

What about a small, well designed end cap that matches the wall end of things. You could run inder the stand and up inside this piece and have pumps at the far end. Sure, reduces it to a two sided tank, but how often are you going to be looking in the far end? Just a thought :)

all the time! Haha.

Ya, I guess it's a trade off, but something to consider :)

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That would be a "clean" way to get flow end to end, but I think I would regret not being able to peer through that side.

My tank is a shallow peninsula has rw8's on each end plus a mocean 2000. Flow is pretty good but as it grows in I may need to put a few more on the ends. Only issue I have is tank only has 11.5" of water so bigger powerhead were not a option

On my last tank I used directional bulkheads and was able to get really good laminar flow.