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    Default best way to place powerheads

    I was wondering if you guys could give a little insight on placement of powerheads. I have a 75gal rr oceanic tank w/ 2 seio m820. I also have a red sea wavemaker. My live stock consists of 1 LTA, zenia, tube anemone, hammer coral, leather, green mushrooms, 2 perc's, 1 blue tang, 1 keyhole ange, 1 sixline wrasse and some cleaner shrimp. I was wondering how should I place these powereheads for the best possible wave action for them? Any and all positive feed back would be greatly appreciated.

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    Default RE: best way to place powerheads

    On the back corners/sides of the tank aiming towards the middle front. That will help break up the flow into random flow. Just imagine a big triangle pointing towards you with the powerheads on the opposite sides.

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    Default powerhead placement

    so your saying to put one on each corner facing up towards the center of the tank? thanks for you feed back. Also, I am the guy you sold the water chiller to. Just to let you know that unit is working great. I appreciate that. Well worth it.

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    Default RE: powerhead placement

    Keep the pumps horizontal. Depending on where your corals are sitting, I would aim for dead center of the front glass, halfway up from the sand bed. That will help break up the flow and bounce backwards in more of a random direction. Especially if you use two pumps, one on either end. You may have to experiement on the locations just a bit, depending on how much sand moves around and your rock & coral placement. You don't want too much direct flow on soft corals.

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