How much Flow? I need your input

[e46er]

i have a return pump doing 800gph after head loss
a closed loop doing about 1600
a K2 doing 600gph
and 2 k4 doing 1200 each

so a grand total of 5400/120G= 45 times turn over
fish and corals seem to be happy

[es355lucille]

Thank e46er!!

Originally Posted by e46er

i have a return pump doing 800gph after head loss
a closed loop doing about 1600
a K2 doing 600gph
and 2 k4 doing 1200 each

so a grand total of 5400/120G= 45 times turn over
fish and corals seem to be happy

[RuGlu6]

Make sure to understand that return flow to the sump, and internal flow in the display tank are two different things.

You need as much flow in your display tank as you can afford (take a look at coral reef how much flow is there).
As for the return to the sump, you only need as much or even less then your skimmer and other equipment is processing per hour.

HTH

[globaldesigns]

Originally Posted by RuGlu6

Make sure to understand that return flow to the sump, and internal flow in the display tank are two different things.

You need as much flow in your display tank as you can afford (take a look at coral reef how much flow is there).
As for the return to the sump, you only need as much or even less then your skimmer and other equipment is processing per hour.

HTH

You are correct, however the return pump in most configurations adds flow to the DT, and therefore is part of your calculations to determine how many times over your interflow of the DT is.

Try to get as much flow as possible for the type of reef you may have. Different corals have different requirements. The coral will usually tell you if things are good or not.

[xtreme]

Here is a thread from a while back. It'll give you an idea of what people are running. I think 40x is a good place to start. You can increase from there depending on the needs of your corals.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=48372

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by globaldesigns

You are correct, however the return pump in most configurations adds flow to the DT, and therefore is part of your calculations to determine how many times over your interflow of the DT is.

Try to get as much flow as possible for the type of reef you may have. Different corals have different requirements. The coral will usually tell you if things are good or not.

yes , you are correct as well, my point is to understand the difference between the two

[Marlin65]

I run a Dart 3200 GPH on a 4 way closed loop for internal but only 600 GPH for my return on my 75 Gal. Had to take my LPS out though they did not like it at all my zoe's don't mind the flow though.