Hydor Koralia's

I am looking to add some more flow to the tank and i have 2 options im interested in. I looking at either the Koralia Nano or the Koralia #1. THe nano's flow 240gph and are pretty small while the #1 flows 400gph and are about 2" longer. I am liking the nano due to relative size of the aquarium being only 29"x20"18". I will be purchasing 2 of either one nad putting them in the lower corners of the tank and facing one straight out and the other angled up.

Prices for each are roughly the same around $60 shipped for 2. Right now we have an Eheim Poweball (170 gph), and Zoomed (125? gph) with the rotating nozzle and the rena spray bar (350 gph). The nanos would add another 480 total and the #1's would 800 total. The nanos should throw me over the 20 times per hour water circulation threshold.

 

Hydor Koralia Nano Aquarium Pump 265 GPH - eBay (item 310109777205 end time Dec-12-09 07:42:39 PST)

$54 shipped to southern MD for 2

 

Exactly i think i looked at those 2 earlier, cheap for 2 of them. I just need to know if it is worth me sacrificing that crucial space for another 320gph.

 

could always do a single Koralia #1 @400gph. put it in an upper back corner and angled to hit jut past the center of the front glass at the opposite side of the tank, it will stir the tank like a whirlpool

 

What type of corals do you have and plan to have?

 

RIght now we only have a few shrooms, and sea whips. Looking into some LPS and SPS corals as far as specifics right now im not sure we are looking right now to make sure everything will be compatible.

I know for sure some trumpet, a carpet anemone, and some brain co.ral

 

Hydor Koralias don't put out a stream of flow, their total flow is very diffuse because it blows through the front and side screens of the unit, so it comes out in all different directions. I've got two 2's in my 29 but I probably could have gone with a couple of 3's.

 

you could get a basic wave timer power strip for 30 dollars and use two maxi get 1200s and that would stir things up and you have 5 timed outlets on those strips. Maxi jets are bullet proof

 

I love maxi jets, but Ive owned 3 of them and each one's ceramic impeller broke... Made me think twice about buying another. There great when they actually work lol...:-/

 

Look on Big als.com the shipping is fast and they are super cheap just picked up a magnum 8 for only 85 buck I have ordered from there many of times....deff would get them from there