Powerheads? How much is too much

jrod4u

Member
Ok, I am still a little green on this subject, but I have 55g, fish, corals, all that good stuff. I currently have a koralia 4, and I was wondering if I should maybe get another powerhead, like koralia 1 or something along the lines of what I currently have. But how much flow is too much? And also, how do you know if you have enoug flow? Everything appears to be happy and I know the saying, what isn't broke, however, I also want to provide the maximum environment for all. If anyone has opinions or suggestions, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you guys so much. I really haved learned alot already, too bad you can't get an associates degree from all this searching. hehe
 

robertmathern

Active Member
I would get another powerhead in case there is any dead spots. I have a 55 gal with a korilla 3 a mj1200 and A return pump with about 750 gph after headloss. So I think in total I am close to 1700-1800 give or take a little.
 

jrod4u

Member
Ok, well that helps me out, I will look for one next time I get to LFS. Thanks robert I appreciate the advice.
 
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