what is your Gallons Per Hour... per gallon?

[Chris]

Inspired by this thread (http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42987). :D What is your current gph? Sized tank, and number of powerheads?

My 34G Solana has a 400gph return pump, koralia 1, koralia nano and a maxi-jet 900 with a hydor attached to it.

All together that's:

400 +
400 +
260 +
230 =
1290 GPH or roughly 37.9:1 turnover ratio

[tropicana]

I have a 55g with (2) Hydor Koralia #3's and a 600gph return.

Thats:

850 +
850 +
600
_____
2300 / 55 = 41.8

Seems reasonable, but like the other thread, it cant be used as a measure, just bragging rights on whos is bigger http://www.maast.org/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif

[hobogato]

four seio 2600s (10400), one tunze (1200) and two return pumps (2000) on a 240 = 56.7X per hour.

[DBlackman]

This will be a very challenging task... due to complex factors involving 'Water Flow Restrictions'; elbows, valves, tubing, distances from pump to tank, wattage, etc.

However, combining marketing data on the 'Flow Rates' on individual pumps will not determine the 'True' flow rate. The use of a 'Flow Meter' would be beneficial in determining flow rates on pumps with tubing.

[RayAllen]

With my Mag 7 being throttled down and a hydor Koralia 2 I have a estimated turn over rate of 24.4x per hour in my 39g.

[fjr_wertheimber]

Let's see, going by manufacturer stats:
2x Maxijet 1200 with Sure Flow 1600 mod & high-flow white prop: 2100 gph each
2x Koralia 4: 1200 gph each
Tunze Nanostream 6025: 660 gph
Eheim 1262 return pump: 900 gph

Now, granted, only one of the Maxijets is blowing at any given time (they're plugged into a wavemaker), so we're looking at approximately:
2100
+1200
+1200
+660
+900
6060 gph / 110 gallons = 55 gph/gallon

[coraline79]

30L tank
Koralia 2 600gph
odyssea Return 500gph

36.7 cycles per hour

[crossxfire2]

Man those are some big numbers!

[joelb]

20 gph in my 37g reef

[Texreefer]

2 seio-2600
2 seio 1100
2 seio 600
1 return 1700
10300/190gal = 54.2 turn/hr

[Fish4life]

2-k3's-1600 gph
1- closed loop 1200
1- return 800 gallons

3,600 gph turnover on a 75gal = 48x

Could probably use just a little bit more.

cheers,

kurt

[chark]

Wow you guys really flow!

3 k4's - 1200 gph
eheim 1262 return - 900 gph
for 185 is 24 times per hour.

I definitely need more flow.

Cecil

[ErikH]

3 Koralia #4s 1200x3= 3600gph
mag 5 return = 10 gph (not really, but man it's slow)
75+29g = = 104 gallons
Flow per hour = 48x turnover

[greenmako]

2 Tunze(6100's), Sequence Dart return pump, Sequence Hammerhead Closed loop

3170gph
3170gph
3600gph
5800gph
---------
15740/300g = 52.47x

[Jamie]

Hmmmm...

3 Koralia 4's X 1200GPH
Return Pump...CS Velocity T4 @ 1200GPH
Minus say 300GPH for bends and head pressure
Then 150gal minus LR and sand plus sump volume....I'm guessing about 140 gallons of water volume...

so 4500/140 = 32ish

Man, I though mine was high...but you guys really have some flow going.

[ismvel]

how much gph does a tunze wavebox push, does anyone know? without it I don't have much at all...

[Bill S]

I'm around 45X.

[Mr Cob]

I'm about 30x for a 120gal.

[technomex]

2 Tunze 6100's, Velocity T-4 return

3170
3170
1200
-----
7540/150ish = 50.2X
Thinking of adding 2 MJ 1200 eco-mods.....

[JeffCo]

Sequence barracuda return, sequence 1000 series 5800 closed loop

4500
5800
-----
10300/375 = 27x turnover