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Old 02-23-2015, 07:30 PM
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You really just wana make it so there is random flow throught the tank with your rock work and no dead zones, try to achieve this with powerheads cause your return pump isn't suppoed to be used for flow rather should be a slower flow giving time to your sump and skimmer and filtration "time" to work rather than it zipping threw cause your using it as a flow

The vortex or Maxspec Gyre are good and proably one of those would do your whole tank with a wave or Gure type flow and be perfect for if "when" you upgrade

Also the jebao knock off vortexs work really well and a pair of the smaller ones are pretty cheap and you can make a good wave or back and forth pattern with them

Or install the pumps your have see what you need all depend on your rock work and coral your keeping
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