Koralia Questions

[Reef-Emperor]

Hey everybody,

I was wondering if should go with the Koralia nano or Koralia 1 for an Aquapod 24 gallon? The only thing I'm considered about is over whelming the tank with the look of a large pump.

Thanks!

[eric65]

I would go with the Koralia 1's. I have a pair in my 16 gallon bow and they don't overwhelm the tank with their appearance. The nanos wouldn't be strong enough- I have a pair in my 7 gallon mini bow and the flow is just right.

[Illuminati]

Here is my nanocube (also with the 150 Sunpod).

You can see the 2 Koralia #1's in there on each end, should give you a good idea of what they look like.



I don't mind them, I moved the one on the right just below the output nozzle and it fits in well there.

[Curve50880]

yea def go with the koralia #1s. I got one on my 20 and its great.

[everl0ng]

yeah, i have a #1 ans two nanos in my 24, and it is just the right amount of flow. i have the #1 on the back left halfway down pointed inward, a nano on to back top middle pointed towards the front and another nano on the back middle right pointed down towards the middle of the tank. very random flow.

[cherubfish pair]

Just ordered a Koralia Nano last night. Should be just right for my NC6 according to what I've read.

colinadam, there's your blackcap again. Man I want one of them!

[eric65]

For a comparison, here's what they look like in my 7 gallon minibow:

Left side

Right Side:


FTS


The only problem I've been having is they sometimes don't restart after turning them off during a water change.

[cherubfish pair]

eric65, your koralia on the right side must be burning up cuz it's smokin! LOL

[eric65]

Yeah, I thought about cleaning the filter floss to make it look cleaner befoe taking the picture, but those few strands let me know that the powerhead hasn't restarted. They act as a wind sock.

[scottydo]

Originally posted by eric65
Yeah, I thought about cleaning the filter floss to make it look cleaner befoe taking the picture, but those few strands let me know that the powerhead hasn't restarted. They act as a wind sock.

Try plugging them into a powerstrip with filtered circuits like a nice Isobar. If you don't have that, try plugging them into another powerstrip, or by themselves. I had the same problem with my Koralia's. They seem to be very sensitive to interference from other devices on the same cicuit.

[cherubfish pair]

Do you guys run your Koralias 24/7?

[everl0ng]

i run mine 24/7. sure, the current calms at night in the ocean, but it doesnt go away so i dont really see a benefit in turning them off. if anything i would assume that the o2 levels would decrease some and the detritus would have a better chance at findng a place to settle.

[cherubfish pair]

I expected the nano k to be stronger. It's okay for now but I might have to run two someday.