sfsuphysics
Supporting Member
In my never ending thirst for knowledge I now ask a question on flow.
Long tanks require larger than normal amounts of flow simply because it'll fade out before it reaches the whole length. Now my problem is not only is my tank long (6 feet) but it's also stubby.. 18" tall 18" wide.. and I am finding way too many dead spots for my liking. I currently have an OM squirt that's got 4 outputs going around the tank at various places hooked to a Quiet One 4k this is because I like to run less flow through my sump (1000 gph is fine) and the squirt's limitations. I also run 4 powerheads inside the tank 1 SEIO 2600, 1 SEIO 1500, 2 SEIO 600, so if you're going by package details this technically is 5300 gallons per hour. However it don't seem that way.. now I know part of the problem is the SEIOs themselves. In fact I'm thinking of a Tunze 6100 in the future or a Vortech (which for a long slender tank should be ideal!) however not knowing what plans I'm going to do for the tank I don't want to shoot myself in the foot. I love the controller bit of the Tunze (7095), however Vortech is coming out with a controller as well (but when that is? Eh.. I don't know). But I really don't know how the lack of direction on the Vortech pump is going to come into play, yet the slim line nature is pleasing..
So that's rant aside, those of you with long tanks what's your method of moving flow? And do you feel it's adequate?
Also for anyone, would you suggest the Tunze direction or the Vortech direction? They're both roughly the same price for the same power, although the MSRP of the Vortech controller is not yet known to me. Plus there might be some Tunze's going on the market for a discount as people switch to Vortech.
As you can tell I'm thinking in the future for something, hence the string of recent posts of seemingly mindless ramblings
Long tanks require larger than normal amounts of flow simply because it'll fade out before it reaches the whole length. Now my problem is not only is my tank long (6 feet) but it's also stubby.. 18" tall 18" wide.. and I am finding way too many dead spots for my liking. I currently have an OM squirt that's got 4 outputs going around the tank at various places hooked to a Quiet One 4k this is because I like to run less flow through my sump (1000 gph is fine) and the squirt's limitations. I also run 4 powerheads inside the tank 1 SEIO 2600, 1 SEIO 1500, 2 SEIO 600, so if you're going by package details this technically is 5300 gallons per hour. However it don't seem that way.. now I know part of the problem is the SEIOs themselves. In fact I'm thinking of a Tunze 6100 in the future or a Vortech (which for a long slender tank should be ideal!) however not knowing what plans I'm going to do for the tank I don't want to shoot myself in the foot. I love the controller bit of the Tunze (7095), however Vortech is coming out with a controller as well (but when that is? Eh.. I don't know). But I really don't know how the lack of direction on the Vortech pump is going to come into play, yet the slim line nature is pleasing..
So that's rant aside, those of you with long tanks what's your method of moving flow? And do you feel it's adequate?
Also for anyone, would you suggest the Tunze direction or the Vortech direction? They're both roughly the same price for the same power, although the MSRP of the Vortech controller is not yet known to me. Plus there might be some Tunze's going on the market for a discount as people switch to Vortech.
As you can tell I'm thinking in the future for something, hence the string of recent posts of seemingly mindless ramblings