Should I get some Koralia's?

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  1. skim032

    skim032 Astrea Snail

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    Currently I have a MJ1200 with a SureFlow 1600 kit running in my 20 gal. The white propeller (rated at 2100 gph) was way to strong and kicked up sand no matter where I positioned it. So i put on the black propeller (rated at 1600 gph) which was a little better but still kicking up some sand.

    So I was thinking about replacing the powerhead with a pair of Koralia's (one on each side of the tank). And use the MJ1200 to power the AquaC Skimmer instead of purchasing another one MJ. Which ones should I purchase: The Koralia nano (265 gph) or Koralia 1 (400 gph)?
     
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  2. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    #1, nano is too weak.
     
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  3. gazog

    gazog Kole Tang

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    I am using 2 nanos in a 56tall and they work great, the nice thing about the Koralia's is instead of having a small spread on the outflow like the maxi jets its a real wide flow which doesn't kick sand around to bad.

    But it all depends on how much flow you want, if its allot get the #1's as the nanos are not made for allot of flow.
     
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  4. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    #1's rock for that size tank, I've had 2 nano's and they both had horrible deaths

    1 only lived 2 weeks the other a few days, dunno if it was just a bad batch or not but I wont buy anything but #1's and up now
     
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  5. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Ditto...barely adequate for my 12 nanocube.

    One oversized one better then two smaller ones...IMHO...cheaper for you also...

    Get a #3 or #4

    Can direct excess flow towards surface.

    You will be much happier.

    I really like mine...and there are some great deals for them on Ebay...
     
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  6. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    the flow of the korlia is much more dispersed then the maxi jets. I have two maxi jet 1200 and 1 koralia #1 in my 55. I also have a maxi 1200 for my remora skimmer and it works great, so i would definitely go with that setup
     
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  7. skim032

    skim032 Astrea Snail

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    Here's a quick update -
    Got a pair of Koralia 1 for about $23 each!
    Here's a pic of them in my tank -
    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Reeron

    Reeron Blue Ringed Angel

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    Where did you score them for only $23 each?
     
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  9. SmittyCoco

    SmittyCoco Fire Shrimp

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    Yeah no kiddin! My korallia nano took a dump in less than a month as well. I wonder if we can get money back from Korallia ?:angry:
     
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  10. skim032

    skim032 Astrea Snail

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    I got them from a guy on ebay named [FONT=arial,sans-serif]mtndewman1. they were like $19.99 +$5 shipping, but since i got 2 shipping was like $6 total.[/FONT]
     
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