How many power heads?

laxplaya1234

laxplaya1234

Member
Hey guys I am getting an oceanic biocube 29 hqi and was wondering how many power heads I need to buy I was going to get a Hydor nano that is 240 gph I am going to start out with live rock, live sand and then add
Fish:
Ocellaris or percula clown fish (2)
Yellow watchman goby and Pistol shrimp pair
Pacific cleaner shrimp
Fire fish goby (2) or a small reef safe wrasse
Week by week and then will add easy to care for corals down the line (don't worry I will be doing a lot of research before I buy) :)
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiefers http:///t/392078/how-many-power-heads#post_3479766
The hydor 550 I think would be powerful enough.
Might be too much. The only reason I think to stick with the smaller one is the actual "BioCube powerhead" is a 250gph. Most people over at nano-reef.com that have the BioCube use the 240gph Korallia Nano.
I never had the 29G version of the BioCube, just the8 and the 14. I wish they still made the 8, parts are getting really hard to find for it :-/
 
kiefers

kiefers

Active Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by BTLDreef http:///t/392078/how-many-power-heads#post_3479768
Might be too much. The only reason I think to stick with the smaller one is the actual "BioCube powerhead" is a 250gph. Most people over at nano-reef.com that have the BioCube use the 240gph Korallia Nano.
I never had the 29G version of the BioCube, just the8 and the 14. I wish they still made the 8, parts are getting really hard to find for it :-/
true but I currently have the 425 and it isn't enough in my opinion. bt I see your point. All depends on the type of corals in the system
 
laxplaya1234

laxplaya1234

Member
I will choose the corals that I will get before I get the power head and if the description says it need a high flow rate then I'll get a bigger version or get two..... I've seen videos on the biocube 29 hqi and the output hose also provides circulation :]
 
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