I am amazed by the number and strength of power heads people put in their tanks. I have a 55g that is fed by a Mag 1800 from a 15 gallon sump below. I have tried a Maxi-Jet 1200 and the Maxi-Jet 600 in the display and abandoned them both beleiving them to be a bit too much for the environment.
My judgment is based primarily on the visable reaction of fish and coral. The powerheads create so much movement in the Xenia, I'm afraid the growth will be distorted and there seems to be no safe place to put both in the same tank! Fish also seem to stay away from areas a greatest water flow... So what's the point? Why do I need powerheads?
The problem is, I don't know what information a good decision would be based on. I know there are mathmatic formulas for this but I'm suspicious of math... is there any other thing to go by?
Thanks for your thoughts!
~Becks
My judgment is based primarily on the visable reaction of fish and coral. The powerheads create so much movement in the Xenia, I'm afraid the growth will be distorted and there seems to be no safe place to put both in the same tank! Fish also seem to stay away from areas a greatest water flow... So what's the point? Why do I need powerheads?
The problem is, I don't know what information a good decision would be based on. I know there are mathmatic formulas for this but I'm suspicious of math... is there any other thing to go by?
Thanks for your thoughts!
~Becks