Originally Posted by
corruption
I'd still add more flow than you've got -- if you're only dealing with a return pump, a skimmer, and a reactor, you've not got nearly enough movement in your tank.. As long as the flow isn't straight-line laminar, you pretty much can't have too much movement in your tank -- within reason, of course. Koralias, Seios, Tunze Streams, and Vortechs will all give a nice wide, non-laminar flow pattern, that will cause a lot of random currents throughout the tank -- and will help to break up the flow from your other returning items as well.
The idea most people usually shoot for is as much turnover as the entire tank can stand, without blowing the substrate into the water column. The balance is usually pretty easy to find.
-Justin
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