Koralia advice for 58 Oceanic tank... (1 Viewer)

[HookTheBrotherUp]

So, my tank is doing nicely, I've begun to add some SPS and some ZOAS, and a few mushroom and now want to get rid of the laser powerhead approach and am wanting to change to Koralia.

I have a deep sand bed, sugar sized grains, so I can't have such a force that will create a sand storm. What size of Koralia would you recommend, and how many?

The return is 600Gph ad I direct that towards the rear of the tank and it creates sort of a loop with the surface water.

Thanks!

 

[Llama]

Two Koralia 2's will do the job. I just setup a 58 with the same setup and a quiet1 2200 return pump which puts out similar to your return.

I'd set the koralia's low on the side walls and point them up bouncing the flow off the surface.

 

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Great...

Thanks, it helps when someone has experience with the same size tank, Llama! I have done some research, and was questioning 2, or 3s and have read the pros/cons of the two. In the end, I agree with your advice, I think I'll go with two 2's.

For what it's worth, I was going to post two pics of my tank before you replied, but I'll go ahead and do it now... it's bare, and not much growing, but what I have put in so far has been growing/reproducing. Corals are growing good, and zoas are multiplying nicely.

Thanks...

 

[Guest]

I would just go with two 3's. I had a 55 (48" long) with two 3's. You've got a reasonable amount of rockwork in there too.

Besides the 3's have the exact same dimensions as the 2's.

 

[Llama]

Either will do the job, and H is right about the size. I guess it depends on what you plan to have in the tank. When I saw how much flow the return pump was creating I decided 2's were the way I would go. Especially now that I see you have the same single return line. If it were Y'd I'd say you couldn't go wrong with the 3's since the output at the end would be weaker.

I will add that the 55 is 48" long and your 58 is 36". So I understand why H had 3's in.

Am I correct in assuming that you mean you have no rock against the back wall? That had to be a hell of a time stacking rock.

 

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Yes....

Correct, I've no rock touching any glass. Stacking was not that bad, I have to admit though, I had the luxury of picking out the rock that would work best for me from my brother who was tearing his tank down.

Also, I created a type of platform for the rock to rest on, sort of a table, form acrylic. The support, or bottom is a series of five 3x28 inch 1/4 acrylic strips welded on to the "table" that holds the rock. The method in which I bank the current to one side causes a current to flow down and under through the channels of the stand. I can see the particles blowing out the opposite end which lets me know it is not stagnant down there. We'll see how it works out.

Thanks