Should I put my extra pump in my tank for water circulation?

redtang

redtang

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I have a 150 gal. FOWLR. It is RR, and my return pump is a Rio 3100. I have an extra Rio 2100, should I put in my tank for extra water movement? Is the one return pump enough water movement. I put it in last night, and it seems to stir up the water a lot, almost to much. will the fish like all this turbulance? Should I leave it out, or put it in?
 
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sebae0

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i would put it in, imo it wont bother the fish they deal with currents all day long. what it will do is keep better circulation so no dead areas in the tank. maybe put it lower so it blows across the length of the tank the opposite of your return pump.
 
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sebae0

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not to just impose on your thread redtang, but in my tank, which is a 180 gal 72x24x24 i have a mag 12 return with 2 hagen 802 powerheads (400gal/ hr) and 2 rio 600 ( 150gal/hr) and it doesnt bother my fish one bit. the more circulation the better, if it looks like to much point it at a rock to deflect it so it isnt as strong.
just my opinion.
 
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