I have an Oceanic 29g with a Maxi jet 1200 working as circulation pump. Simple reef tank with shrooms, frogspawn, couple fish. Nothing too intense.
Specs say the MJ 1200 can move up to 295 gals per hour but i recognize you wont get that much flow if its in the sump and circulating. How much flow do you think it actually provides when used in that way?
And so how much bigger a pump should i put in the tank? Another Maxi 1200 seems like too much. I've got some smaller pumps but don't want to put in a small pump that will add more heat to the tank than flow....
Most sources seem to indicate 10-20 times the flow for the basic stuff. But wondering how much flow others use.
Chase
Specs say the MJ 1200 can move up to 295 gals per hour but i recognize you wont get that much flow if its in the sump and circulating. How much flow do you think it actually provides when used in that way?
And so how much bigger a pump should i put in the tank? Another Maxi 1200 seems like too much. I've got some smaller pumps but don't want to put in a small pump that will add more heat to the tank than flow....
Most sources seem to indicate 10-20 times the flow for the basic stuff. But wondering how much flow others use.
Chase