pic's of powerhead placement

[enosmeanus]

i'm trying to set up a 55g reef tank. wanted some opinions on what works for the right current for softies, lps, and maybe a few pieces of sps. i've been thinking about getting a wavemaker of some kind but even then, what would be some good ways to angle my powerheads and placement of them. i've got 2 maxi-jet 1200's, thinking about getting another one. i've got about 85 pounds of live rock stacked up against the back glass in a "wall" fashion. the tank is 48 by 13 by 20. currently the two maxi-jets are in the front 2 corners of the tank, closer to the water line, blowing at each other. is there a better way? can anyone with an established 55 reef enlighten me on how their powerheads are set up? i would greatly appreciate it.

 

[shouse]

bump

 

[razoreqx]

Here is how i have mine.. On the bottom powerhead i have a 802 connected to a piece of 48" tubing with holes poked into it which push flow in the desired directions I wanted under and around the Live rock.
Flow directions are in red.

 

[enosmeanus]

cool. razor, how many gph is an 802? are those other two powerheads at the top of your tank 802's as well? so you basically built a spraybar for the bottom powerhead, you just used flexible tubing? that's a pretty good idea. what did you use to cap the end of it? do you have to clean it at all? how do you like it? how do your corals like it? any lps in there?

 

[jkvjl]

should the corals have some type of movement from the powerhead?

 

[viper_930]

It really depends on the species of coral with the water flow. Some like more current and some like less.

 

[ty_05_f]

Here is mine the yellow color is the Skimmer and the Power filter. The Turquoise color is the powerheads.

 

[jkvjl]

thats a nice looking tank

 

[enosmeanus]

that's a nice looking tank ty. what kind of powerheads are you using?

 

[ty_05_f]

Thanks, to be honest I really don't have any clue to what brand the powerheads are.

 

[beachbumtx]

Powerheads are not shown. Each of the red lines have 402 powerheads for low to moderate flow. I have a spray bar behind the rocks at the base of the tank that shoots water straight up the back of the tank and at a 45 degree angle through the rock work. The pump for this is a Mag 9500 that bring water in from the sump to the tank through the spray bar.

 

[niger12]

My sump return is running about 375gph. I have two 200gph facing each other on the back and a Rio 800 blowing across the front.