tank turnover

[JKDMan]

im in the process of setting up a 210 gal reef. the tank flow rate has a max rate of 1200 g/ph which only allows for a max turnover of about 6 times per hour....my question is what is a average amount of times to turn a tank over per hour ,also the pump i bought for it with turn it over about 4.5 times per hour i think 4.5 times per hour is sufficent ,like to get some oppinions on this thanks

 

[Anonymous]

I like to get about 10x going through the sump. I think my current tank has about 8x. For additional circulation I got about 50x between penductors and a tunze stream.

 

[Anonymous]

I have about the same. 12x turnover through the sump but with 2 penductors and one MJ mod (approx 2000gph?) it is really moving in the tank itself.

 

[mr_X]

wow....that much? i am using a 350gph return in my sump. 75 gallon tank......are you guys saying this is too little? i thought about going heavier, but i figured the fuge would look like this:

 

[trido]

I have a solid 40X turnover in my 120. About a 10x in the sump as well.

 

[bleedingthought]

I have about 10X (my pump does 950GPH but is dialed back just a tad) being pumped from the sump and about 2-3X goes to to the fuge and the other 8X goes through the sump (and about 5-6X) is grabbed by the skimmer. My total tank turnover rate (in the display) is about 22-25X which is enough for my LPS dominant tank.

 

[ChrisRD]

IMO the 4.5X turnover that your current pump provides will be fine.

 

[mr_X]

hmm...i might try a stronger pump. again..my comical reference about the fuge was sorta serious...i mean...doesn't the life in the fuge need a slightly calm water to ...do their thing?

 

[Anonymous]

On my 90 I am running a mag 12 for my return. I don't have a refugium so I try to keep the turn over high. I have noticed a big difference in the corlas since I added a bunch more current.

 

[Anonymous]

FWIW I think some people run their refugiums seperate and on small PH from the sump. At least that is my understanding of it.

 

[Old Man Of The Sea]

On my twin eel tanks, I a turnover rate of 6X

They are a 70 gal tank with a 130 with a 40 gal sump

 

[Ben1]

In tank circulation should be high but sump turnover should be close to the draw from your pump that feeds the skimmer unless your skimmer is a recirculating model. So no need to have high turnover in the sump.

 

[JKDMan]

ya i have heard high turnover too but when my tank is roughly 200 gal and the drains can only handle a max of 1200 gph that makes it only possible to turn over the tank 6 times per hour right

 

[trido]

ya i have heard high turnover too but when my tank is roughly 200 gal and the drains can only handle a max of 1200 gph that makes it only possible to turn over the tank 6 times per hour right

A max of six times an hour through the overflows. You will need power heads or a closed loop system to get the additional flow you will neeed for a reef.

 

[DaveMorris1]

I am running two GenX PCX40's at 1190gph each on my 125g tank. With the plumbing involved, I would estimate that I am running about a 16x turnover in my tank, through the sump. I also have two MJ1200's modded with the MJMod med. flow kits. I wouldn't be able to raise this if I wanted without overflowing the tank. This will likely drop slightly when I put my chiller in line.

 

[JKDMan]

actually the tank can handle 2400 gph through the overflows hehe so i through a mag 24 on it and the sump looked like the picture above...so im running a 900 gph pump thinking of going to a 1800 gph but the current pump seems fine ATM.

still deciding on what i want to do for circulation,i want 2 tunze streams on a multi controler

 

[CG1]

im in the process of setting up a 210 gal reef. the tank flow rate has a max rate of 1200 g/ph which only allows for a max turnover of about 6 times per hour....my question is what is a average amount of times to turn a tank over per hour ,also the pump i bought for it with turn it over about 4.5 times per hour i think 4.5 times per hour is sufficent ,like to get some oppinions on this thanks

wow, looks like we are all a tad different when it comes to GPH -- so with that said, it all works

I run a danner 3600 on my 180 - after my head pressure I netting about 2500 gph or about 14x/hour. I personally prefer the greater flow rate.

I think a large factor to consider is noise, the more you turn it the more noise your going to get -- so keep that in mind.

 

[ChrisRD]

IMO you're fine with the smaller return pump to keep the noise down in the sump/overflows provided you're getting the in-tank circulation you need via other sources.

The Tunzes you mentioned are a great choice for that. Even the fixed speed versions (much cheaper) work well. The VorTech units are another similar option.

 

[JKDMan]

ya i know about the vortech pumps , they seem good but ive read bad reviews on it,also its the same price as the tunze units so tunze is probably what ill go with , just gotta scrounge up 700 bucks now :x

 

[Old Man Of The Sea]

I not remember the exact turnover rate, but I can say that none of my tanks have a turnover of more then 6.5x