FOWLR water flow
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badoleross
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10 times per hours is about the minimum you want to have. I am currently running about 20 times per hour in my 220 FOWLR. Anything higher then that my fish dont seem to care for.
saltwater8
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So if you have a 60 gallon tank you would need to use 2 canister filters rated at 300 G.P.H.?
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jerzytwinz
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how do you know if you have dead spots
dmjordan
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Originally Posted by Saltwater8
So if you have a 60 gallon tank you would need to use 2 canister filters rated at 300 G.P.H.?
The gph for your tank consist of all things in ylou tank producing water movement added together. I have a 55 gal tank. My canister is 350 gph, powersweep PH is 160 gph, maxijet PH is 295 goh, and my aqua c remora skimmer is 295 gph all totaling 1100 gph. You can add another filter for either extra water movement or extra filtration but if you only need to increase your water movement then powerheads are cheaper.
So if you have a 60 gallon tank you would need to use 2 canister filters rated at 300 G.P.H.?
The gph for your tank consist of all things in ylou tank producing water movement added together. I have a 55 gal tank. My canister is 350 gph, powersweep PH is 160 gph, maxijet PH is 295 goh, and my aqua c remora skimmer is 295 gph all totaling 1100 gph. You can add another filter for either extra water movement or extra filtration but if you only need to increase your water movement then powerheads are cheaper.
dmjordan
Active Member
Originally Posted by jerzytwinz
how do you know if you have dead spots
The way I did it was I fed my tank some frozen brine shrimp (thawed in tank water). I put it in on one side of the tank and watched it. Where ever I saw that the brine shrimp had stopped moving or settled on the bottom I adjusted my powerhead placement accordingly. If you see an area where water is not moving below your powerhead you can lower your PH some which creates movement by pulling the water into it and sending it out the other end.
how do you know if you have dead spots
The way I did it was I fed my tank some frozen brine shrimp (thawed in tank water). I put it in on one side of the tank and watched it. Where ever I saw that the brine shrimp had stopped moving or settled on the bottom I adjusted my powerhead placement accordingly. If you see an area where water is not moving below your powerhead you can lower your PH some which creates movement by pulling the water into it and sending it out the other end.