How much is too much flow???

by **doenuttz** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:21 am

I have a 125 fowler w/ 125 or so lbs of live rock. I have 4000 quietone ( 50 watts) that pumps the skimmer and the return which pumps 1017 gph (supposedly which i think it doesn't).I also have Koralia #4 (11.5 watts) pumps 1200 gph in the center of the tank. Right side has a Sunsun JVP202B ( 25 watts )pumps 2800gph and feels twice much flow than the koralia. I purchase another Sunsun JVP202B for the left side and its being ship as I speak. That's about 6800 gph. Right now its @ 5000 gph and my fishes are very active unlike before.They are hardly going where there's no pump..here the pics
1st right side pump , 2nd and 3rd are middle pump , 4th is future location of Sunsun.
I bought the Sunsun pump on ebay .
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sunsun-JVP202B-Dual ... m153.l1262

by **blueshoes2208** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:29 am

holy shiznit............. you got like the whole ocean in that thing

by **doenuttz** » Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:32 am

I know but it seem like the fishes like it.

by **bertie411** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:23 pm

can never have too much flow for your fish? think how many billions of gallons flow through a square foot of ocean each hour.

by **dick_headers** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:42 pm

Awesome. Strong current is one of the most important thing. i have 950-1000 G/Hr in my 10G nano.

by **doenuttz** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:40 pm

DH and Bertie , thx
I have installed the 3rd pump on the left side. I have to say , I am impress by the SUNSUN pump.There's drawback that I encounter .When the impeller rotates the wrong way , it makes a load noise hence you can't use it w/ wavemaker controller.Anyway, My fishes are more active than ever and I don't have anymore deadspot.If GPH are accurate, my water circulation is 7800GPH +/-..

by **fihsboy** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:42 pm

JESUS! does your sand stay on the bottom?

by **doenuttz** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:05 am

I actually have crush corals and some sand in there. When I pointed it down , the pump did blow away the sand and crush corals and you were able to see the bottom of the tank.

by **bertie411** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:45 pm

you say one pump is occasionally noisy? one of my 10,000 lphs was, so i turned down its flow rate a little, that seemed to work. if i understand your problem correctly, the impeller is not spinning true when it makes the noise? just a thought....... :)
fish love that flow huh? when i installed the two 10,000's (making total 42,000lph ) it was like having new fish too lol.......... the eac duuuude!

How much is too much flow???

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