racefan Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 I have a powerhead question.I'm looking at powerheads for my 29 gal Biocube(not set up yet).The Koralia nano puts out 240gph The Koralia 1 puts out 400gph or the Maxi-Jet 1200 puts out 295gph.Do you think the Koralia 1 is too much flow? I don't want to put corals in & have them over powered by water flow. Quote
Michael7979 Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 What kinda corals do you have? sps? lps? ?? That info. will help get you a better answer. But a K1 would be a good choice I would think. Quiet, effecient. Quote
racefan Posted January 17, 2009 Author Posted January 17, 2009 None yet. I'm just collecting stuff to get the tank ready to set it up.I'm thinking I will most likely stick with lps,leathers,shrooms. From what I've been reading I have been leaning towards the K1. Quote
cgrant Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 Koralia also makes a nano (240gph) that may work. Or maybe two nanos to get flow from different directions. If you do not plan on keeping SPS corals you may want to go with less flow and then add some later if you do not feel you have enough. LPS and soft corals seem to open up better in lower currents. IME Quote
dsoz Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 Also, the TYPE of flow is different. With a MJ, the flow is more concentrated in a stream, I believe that a Koralia has a stream that is more diffuse and gentle. Think the difference between a sprinkler and a power washer. Maybe not as dramatic of difference, but you get the point. I would use the K-nano myself. dsoz Quote
CCR Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 Random flow is better. 2 small K would be my choice. Even with them on separate timers. As your "gathering" your equipment, you should be thinking more of what you want to stock. This will help allot in deciding what to get. Quote
CA2OR Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 you may want to figure out what kind of corals you are going to want and then figure your flow.JMO Quote
pledosophy Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 Koralia's don't work that well on timers IME. I would go with two nano's also though. There flow is pretty gentle IME, but having two would help with dead spots IME. HTH Quote
Jay Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 Or you could buy 1 maxijet and start with leather corals. Then when you get more of a feel for taking care of a reef aquarium you can always turn the maxijet into a difuse type powerhead with the maxijet mod kit and have a powerhead that will work for a bigger tank....because if you are just getting into the hobby......you WILL be getting a bigger tank.... and buying more powerheads...... and more coral types....skimmer.....halides.....more rock.....trust me...your 29 will not be enough:D. Or you could just buy a goldfish bowl and save thousands of dollers. Just kidding....hehehe...yea any of those powerheads you mention would work fine...hehehe Jay Oh boy...too much coffee Quote
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