Power head

[Cogus]

Any suggestions on some good power heads for my 75 gallon reef tank? Also I'm 16 and cutting grass and doing odd jobs to pay for my tank so nothing to expensive

 

[Jlsardina]

Hydor makes excellent power heads

 

[Cogus]

How much flow do you think i should have?

 

[Mrc8858]

How much flow is your filtration creating? I would aim to have 3000-3750gph of total flow in your tank high end being for a more sps dominant tank

 

[Cogus]

Okay soo ill try to get to that r about 1500 gph because my filter is makin about 600 gph

 

[Mrc8858]

You could always have 3 or 4 smaller powerheads. It'll give you more chances to direct a current to stop any dead spots but 2 1500s would be fine too

 

[Cogus]

I had read somwhere that u could put one on a timer to mix up flow has any one done this? Or is this even nesesary

 

[Mrc8858]

Yes you can but its used to kick up debris that may have settled. You can hook up koralias to a controller and set multiple pumps to simulate a more natural back and forth flow