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Several days ago, I meet a lovely young lady in a fish store on Long Island. She told me to post my questions here and I would get lots of information. I am a beginner to the hobby of salt water aquariums. I am interested in a FOWLR setup with the possibility of moving to a reef tank. I would like to know more about power heads and some alternatives to water motion in a salt water tanks. Also I am interest in what fish are compatible with seabe clown fish that are not aggressive and are reef safe. Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks,
mathfish

basically, powerheads are submersable water pumps, many times they incooperate an magnetic impeller. powerheads are essential when keeping annenomies, corals, and live rock, because of their need for alot of water flow. multiple powerheads can be used with wavemakers, which use timers to turn specific poweheads on and off changing the currents in the tank. powerheads are normally what are used for moving the water in the tank. if your tank has a sump, the larger the water pump, the more circulation you will have. generally in saltwater tanks you want to filter the water 10-15. so a 50 gal tank you would want to circulate 500-750 gph. in general you can never over filter a tank. IMO poweheads are the best way to move water around.

what size tank are you planning on setting up?


hope i helped

nick

Last edited by swiftshark88 at 21-Aug-2005 20:56

Nick
"Impossumable- unable to play dead"

Thanks for the response swiftshark88. I was thinking of a 75 gal with a sump. Is there any literature on power heads or motion mechanisms in tank? Preferably I would like to see the literature Internet. Also is there a good book that deals fish compatibility issues.

Thanks
mathfish