vortech mp40?

[danvan75]

how many of these could i get a way with in a 48'' tank, 75gallon. Would i get enough flow to keep sps from just one of these powerheads.

[Texreefer]

short answer... Yes!

[danvan75]

sounds like the long answer has a "but"

[Texreefer]

but more is always better:bigsmile:. you will be fine with one..

[Big_Pun]

two is better on tanks 4ft plus, you can get dead spots with a couple koralias added. yes it's a great pump but stretching to run a 4 foot tank is a lil much.

[LuckySingh]

two is better on tanks 4ft plus, you can get dead spots with a couple koralias added. yes it's a great pump but stretching to run a 4 foot tank is a lil much.
+1

[Texreefer]

two is better on tanks 4ft plus, you can get dead spots with a couple koralias added. yes it's a great pump but stretching to run a 4 foot tank is a lil much.
I will agree with this as well, However... its a 75. you will get much better performance from one vortech in that 18" wide tank as compared to a 120 gal that is wider...if cost is an issue, i think, because its a 75 you could easily get away with one..... BUT... i agree as I said originally... two is always better

[ReefOne]

You can never have too much flow imo, i have two MP40's in my 36" 90g plus a tunze pushing 3600gph plus my return 500-600gph. I put my 40's on reefcrest. You can get one to start and just put the SPS near but not right in front of the 40.

[BSJF]

I use one on my 5' tank and it works well with the return flow coming from the opposite direction. If you place your rockwork correctly, you can eliminate stagnant areas easy enough.

[350gt]

I am also running one on my 5ft tank.. been since june with no ill effects. Going to upgrade my MP10 thats on my nano and run it with it just to see if it improves anything.

OH and I am only running it at about 75%, this thing has some serious power......

[danvan75]

two is better on tanks 4ft plus, you can get dead spots with a couple koralias added. yes it's a great pump but stretching to run a 4 foot tank is a lil much.

a pump that is rated for up to 500g, would be stretching in a narrow 4ft tank. I was under the impression that it was a really strong pump and i would have to tone back the power to have it in a 4ft tank. And putting 2 mp40s would be overkill, I know that you can never have to much flow, But you can have un-needed flow that you didn't have to pay for. Koralias are great, but I have to have 4 evo1400 in my current 55g, just to get the flow I wanted.

[kkiel02]

I'm going to add them again. I only am planning on them pushing 3ft though.

[FireWater]

For what it is worth, I am running one mp40 on my 120g that is 4' X 2' X 2'. I think I have enough flow and like Lorraine said if you have the rock set up right it is fine. With that said, I am planning on adding a 2nd mp40 in the near future just because I want more flow. I am also contemplating just adding a mp10 to the back glass.

[Big_Pun]

I'm running a mp-40es at 80% and mp-10 at 75% and my return is a sicce 3. it's perfect flow 36x18x27 tank. swing by Dan take a look at my set up, and skimmer. I'm home now !! lol

[CoryDude]

The mp40's have a lot of flow, but it's so dispersed it doesn't feel like 3000 gph at 100%. I ran 1 mp40 on my 75g in-wall sps tank. Since I can view the tank from the back, I was able to see considerable flow behind the rocks when using short pulse mode. The back and forth action pretty much eliminated dead spots and there was a nice under current that kept particles suspended.

[KING]

dam pun..lol..r ur fish ok in there lol..j/p

[Big_Pun]

dam pun..lol..r ur fish ok in there lol..j/p

all videos I see of reefs show some wicked current. all my coral love the flow! I also see healthier happier sps. fish come second in my tank lol, but they love the flow they jump right in it and shoot across tank.