whats you flow?

RuGlu6 · #1 01-14-2009, 09:33 PM

60 gal tank
one TUNZE 6100=Flow Rate: 792-3434 GPH
two TUNZE 6550=Flow Rate: 264-1453 GPH
one 6212 = Flow Rate: 792-3434 GPH (now out of the system)
all are on TUNZE multi controller

combined max flow = 9774 or 162.9 x hr turn over, wich is nothing compare the the real ocean swell over the reef top.

lobsterboy · #2 01-14-2009, 09:40 PM

Great feed back everyone, also lets add if its, a softy, SPS, or mixed tank.

crazy flow, 162 times, WOW

xtreme · #3 01-14-2009, 09:44 PM

My reef is SPS dominated. And my guess of 60x is on the conservative side, and I am considering adding more flow still.

Frenchie · #4 01-14-2009, 09:45 PM

220 gallon mixed tank

2x 750 gph return pumps = 1500
3x Koralia 4s (1200 gph) = 3600

Total = 5100 gph

5100 / 220 = 23 x

I will be adding a vortech pump as soon as I can find a good deal.

Parker · #5 01-14-2009, 10:04 PM

90 Gallon:
1 ea K4 - 1200 gph
2 ea Maxi-Mod 2000 GPH ea approx
3200 GPH Total

265 Gallon:
3 Darts 3600 GPH ea
10,800 GPH minus head loss

JDigital · #6 01-14-2009, 10:10 PM

75 Gallon, Mixed Reef
1200 Return + 2100 CL = 3300gph
44x turnover..

TheMikey · #7 01-14-2009, 10:20 PM

1 x Koralia 1 in the Nano (400 GPH) and a HOB Filter putting out a bit more in the 15G

27X turnover...

I have another Koralia 1 but not sure if I should put it in or not...

Trigger Man · #8 01-14-2009, 10:40 PM

As to what is in there for corals;
9 SPS large colonies, 12 larger branching SPS frags, 3 types of zoa colonies, riccordia colony, Torch colony, Frogspawn colony, Xienia colony 3 GSP colonies.
So a mix of everything, and now I come to realize why i have been having to up my dosing of Calcium and DKH consistantly.
The tank again,
around 125 gallon, 4 k4's (4800), and a Mag 18 return (1800) so grand total of 6600 gph. I assume the mag losses around 600gph due to plumbing so 6000 gph (around 48 x per hour) when everything is running (around 3-4 hours a day) and 3600 gph (around 28.8 x per hour) when the wavemaker is turning 2 K4s on and the other 2 off in a 45 second rotating cycle.

fdiddy · #9 01-14-2009, 10:54 PM

Very lightly stocked softy 40g tank:
2x koralia 4 - 2400 gph
450 gph return
2850 gph

71.2 x turnover.

johncody · #10 01-15-2009, 01:53 AM

215 Gallon Softy

2 - 750 GPH return pumps = 1500 GPH
2 Koralia 4 = 2400 GPH
1 Aqua Clear 110 = 900 GPH
1 Tunze Turbelle Stream Pump on Control = 3100 GPH

TOTAL GPH = 7,900 / 215 = 37x