Water movement???????????

[clamdigger]

I cureently have an aqua clear 70 powerhead in my 55 reef, should I add a second one at the opposite end??????

....also have a aquaclear 110 mech. filter

 

[murph145]

u should shoot for a minimum of about 700-800 gallon per hour of turnover in your tank...
look at what u have that is returning or moving water around in your tank and add up the GPH's and thats what u have.... then u will know if u should add more movement...
if ur planing sps then ur guna need about a 25X's turnover

 

[clamdigger]

I am adding polyps on tuesday....so that is good to know...If I add another powerhead and move from my Mech filter towards the middle of my tank will it still filter ok?

 

[murph145]

with polyps they arent too demanding so you could get away with a lower flow but id still recommend adding more movement
i dont understand what u mean by the mechanical filter ... ur guna move the return to the middle of the tank??
if so thats fine
u just want a nice random water movement in the tank