Reggae Reefer
02/25/2004, 02:59 PM
I have a 50gal reef with 65lbs of LR, 85lbs LS, and an AquaC Urchin PS in a 29g sump/refugium. I am wondering what the I have a Rio 2100 sump return which should be putting out about 375g/hr at this height, it goes into a U tube return which will be a spray bar soon. I researched and found that many people use Maxijet 1200s, so I bought some. I was planning on using two, one in each corner, on a wave maker/timer.
The 1200s seem too powerful though, even one seemed like too much(visually). The fish get blown around a lot, and the current seems to be stronger than you would want for larger soft corals. I have a couple clownfish and firefish. I will be keeping large xenia, gsp, zoos, mushrooms and wall hammer. I bought a Maxijet 600 and 900 test them, and they seem more appropriate. However, I read all over RC that people use much more circulation than that. I wonder how the current doesn't overpower their tanks(keep the large softs blown over like they are in a hurricane, and force the fish to constantly fight the current).
At this point I thinking of using two Maxijet 900s, one in each corner with a wavemaker and the sump return with a spraybar, that would be 835g/hr... is that enough?
I know that a lot of people have 50gal reefs here... what is everyone using for water circulation?
The 1200s seem too powerful though, even one seemed like too much(visually). The fish get blown around a lot, and the current seems to be stronger than you would want for larger soft corals. I have a couple clownfish and firefish. I will be keeping large xenia, gsp, zoos, mushrooms and wall hammer. I bought a Maxijet 600 and 900 test them, and they seem more appropriate. However, I read all over RC that people use much more circulation than that. I wonder how the current doesn't overpower their tanks(keep the large softs blown over like they are in a hurricane, and force the fish to constantly fight the current).
At this point I thinking of using two Maxijet 900s, one in each corner with a wavemaker and the sump return with a spraybar, that would be 835g/hr... is that enough?
I know that a lot of people have 50gal reefs here... what is everyone using for water circulation?