getting koralias. which one???

acroaddict

acroaddict

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ello everyone. i have 2 maxi jets in my tank rite now but i plan on changing them. i like them but i hate the stream of water that comes out. my sps hates this. n e who im planning on getting sum koralias tomorrow. i have a mixed reef with lps softies n sps. i want good flow for my sps but at the same time gentle enough for my lps n softies. any ideas on which one i should go with. tank is a 45g.
 
jerryatrick

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Originally Posted by AcroAddict
http:///forum/post/2744421
ello everyone. i have 2 maxi jets in my tank rite now but i plan on changing them. i like them but i hate the stream of water that comes out. my sps hates this. n e who im planning on getting sum koralias tomorrow. i have a mixed reef with lps softies n sps. i want good flow for my sps but at the same time gentle enough for my lps n softies. any ideas on which one i should go with. tank is a 45g.

Originally Posted by tdog7879
http:///forum/post/2744434
just get the maxi jet mod kit and save some money!
As tdog said you could get the mod kit. How long is the 45 gallon?
 
acroaddict

acroaddict

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i was planning on that but after a long nite of research.... i dont like them. alot of people complaining on too much flow. im afraid to buy them n see a tornado of sand everywhere. i decided to go with the koralias becuz of the wide flow with serious gph but gentle enough not to make a huge sand storm. get what im sayin
. if i had a long n bigger tank i would hands down buy the mods but its just too much for a 45g.
 
tdog7879

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Originally Posted by AcroAddict
http:///forum/post/2744459
i was planning on that but after a long nite of research.... i dont like them. alot of people complaining on too much flow. im afraid to buy them n see a tornado of sand everywhere. i decided to go with the koralias becuz of the wide flow with serious gph but gentle enough not to make a huge sand storm. get what im sayin
. if i had a long n better tank i would hands down buy the mods but its just too much for a 45g.
They do produce alot of flow. Maybe use one and Just point it upwards
 
jerryatrick

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The problem with koralias is that they are all around the same price. My suggestion would be two number 2's. I would have one positioned up top and the other middle/bottom. What else do you have that adds to flow in the tank?
 
acroaddict

acroaddict

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Originally Posted by JerryAtrick
http:///forum/post/2744481
The problem with koralias is that they are all around the same price. My suggestion would be two number 2's. I would have one positioned up top and the other middle/bottom. What else do you have that adds to flow in the tank?
i was goin for the #2s. i just wanted to make sure that i was making the rite decision. my lfs is selling them for 45 but since im been a loyal customer, they are selling them to me for 38 bucks.
 
jerryatrick

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Originally Posted by AcroAddict
http:///forum/post/2744493
i have a sump with an over flow. the return is a rio 1700.
You are going to have to be the judge of whether or not you have enough flow. If need be you can add more power heads. I don't suggest the nano koralia though.
 
jerryatrick

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Originally Posted by AcroAddict
http:///forum/post/2744509
what kind of pumps are u running in your tank?
Probably not going to help you because I have a hex. I have a #2 in the middle of tank. A #1 at the surface and a nano close to the bottom. All koralia.
 
topfins-mj

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Learn from my mistakes. I have the same tank dimensions. I bought into the Maxie Jet upgrade and I hated it. The water was too turbulent and I had everything a mess. So I went and bought me and extra Maxie jet, and two Koralia #1.
So, in my set up, I have two #1 and two Maxie Jets 900 in the back facing eachother but slightly upwards, then the two Koralias one on each side facing the front middle of the glass. My rear power heads are on a timer that only keeps them on during day light hours and mimicks a wave like effect to ensure I do not overflow my tank during night time sleep for the fish and corals that close when the lights go out.
Depending on your rock layout and how much liverock you got, I will suggest two #2, and maybe one Maxie jet in the back so that you do not neglect flow behind the rocks.
Now remember that gunk build up on the sandbed will happen regardless of flow but to a small degree which is where your critters come in handy to help clean it out. I use two conchs to eat the deitrus as well as numerous red scarlet hermit crabs.
 
paintballer768

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You could do Koralia 1's, but I have 1 K2 in my 24 gallon and its amazing. You could do like 2 Koralia 2's and thatd be all the flow you need, right about.
 
acroaddict

acroaddict

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well. i went with a koralia #2. i just love it. its just enough flow for my sps corals but gentle for my frogspawns n mushrooms. its a total of 952 gph(included my return) thats around 21x turnover. this ph is da bomb
 
paintballer768

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Originally Posted by AcroAddict
http:///forum/post/2749139
well. i went with a koralia #2. i just love it. its just enough flow for my sps corals but gentle for my frogspawns n mushrooms. its a total of 952 gph(included my return) thats around 21x turnover. this ph is da bomb

Awesome!! My K2 makes my SPS very happy, and my LPS :)
 
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