protein skimmers

so maybe two 300w heaters that seem abit better mate, im goin to be puttin both in the sump

 

sounds good enough to me Stemanc

Steve

 

cool cheers mate just one more question mate how many powerheads do you think i should get as my pump is Aquamedic Ocean Runner 3500

 

Power heads , - there are some that would say, you need enough water flow to equate to 50 times your tank volume - so if you have a 150 gallon tank - you could be looking for 7500 gallons of water movement per hour

you cant have to much flow, you can have to much flow in 1 direction - most corals, softies, shrooms etc wont want a heavy flow pointed directly at them

in your tank along with your return pump - I would spread the flow between maybe 4 Power heads - 2 close to the top on either side ( not pointing at each other)
and 2 smaller ones lower down to make sure there are no dead spots in the tank - so maybe one point behind the rock work and 1 pointing across the front of it

Steve

 

ok cheers well i was thinking on going for may 2 Hydor Koralia Power Head 3's 850gph each and 2 Hydor Koralia Power Head 2,s 600gph each. Do you think they would be ok steve or a bit to much with my Aquamedic Ocean Runner 3500

 

well ive just worked it out it averages to about 3800gph do you think that would be ok as i dont want to blow the silicone seems of my tank lol

 

That does not seem like to much to me in your 150
placement and direction is key when you set them up
spread that flow about , but try and get some high flow areas for the corals that like a lot of movement and some more relaxed, but still moving areas so your shrooms and LPS dont stay bunched up for fear of being dragged off the rocks

you will know by the reaction of your corals if you have it right or not

Steve

 

ok so you think they will be fine as i wont be getting corals straight away, just fish then work up to the corals and inverts!

so if i put one top right and one top left but not facing each other then the two smaller ones one half way down tank facing behind the rocks and the other on the other isde of the tank facing in front of the rocks.

how would i protect my sand bed as i dont want a sand storm happening

 

Sounds great - dont point them downwards is best way to avoid sand stir up
Koralia are great because they spread water out nicely rather than force it out through round or square hole

Steve

 

ok cheers steve any other advice you be able to give me i would much appreciate it thanks steve