Powerhead Placement

[manny]

K guys, need some help. I finally got my new max-jets and was wondering how I should place em. I got two 1200's and two 400's. I was wanting to put the 400's behind the rocks opposite of each otheraimed towards the sand so I could get better movement back there. I dunno how I should put the 1200's though. Opposite (front left/back right) or facing towards the back like returns at the front of my tank. Any recommendations?

[Andrew]

I have my two more powerful powerheads in each top back corner. The one on the left side is aimed toward the right front corner. The right one is aimed roughly at the center front of the tank. As I don't have a wavemaker this makes for a somewhat variable flow. My two smaller powerhead are in the back bottom, one horizontal, the other vertical to eliminate dead spots.
(this is a 40 gallon (3' by 17" hi by 15.5" wide)

andrew

[manny]

The one on the left side is aimed toward the right front corner. The left one is aimed roughly at the center front of the tank.
Hey Andrew in the second sentence you mean the right one right?

[Andrew]

you are correct, I guess it's time for me to hit the hay.

What matters most is that there are no stagnant spots.

andrew