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12-13-2007, 11:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Posts: 152
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Koralia 3 or 4 for a 90 gallon?
Are 2 Koralia 4's too much for a 90 gallon tank?
Should I go with a pair of 3's instead?
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12-13-2007, 11:11 PM
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The Original Clownfish
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Damascus, OR
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I like my 4, it pushes to the other end of a 6' tank. Not violent like some peoples, but if you like lots of flow, get the 4's and you can always bounce off the glass.
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12-13-2007, 11:11 PM
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Carpe Noctem
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Western Colorado
Posts: 5,278
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I would go 4s...
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12-13-2007, 11:11 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: plainsboro, new jersey
Posts: 303
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Depends on whether you are trying to keep SPS corals or just a FOWLR. Higher flow is better for SPS's.
JMO
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12-13-2007, 11:17 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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I do want to keep corals.
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12-13-2007, 11:22 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: spartanburg, south carolina
Posts: 4,675
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I have two of the 4's in my 90 and it's not enough flow IMO. I added a modified maxijet and I'm still looking for more flow. So, the quick answer is no, it's not too much. The flow pattern is much wider than you would imagine.
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12-13-2007, 11:23 PM
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Reef Nut
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 779
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I have a 3 and a 4 in my 75 and I need more, too. Definately go with the 4's.
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12-13-2007, 11:24 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
Posts: 2,312
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Go Tunze. but if youre going Koralias, go with at least (2) 4s, IMO.
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12-13-2007, 11:30 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: California
Posts: 288
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As depitch stated above, it depends on what you are keeping in terms of corals. If you are doing LPS and softies the amount of flow going through there wont be as important as if you were doing SPS's. I'm doing mixed reef with SPS mid to higher up in my 90g. I initially had 2 Koralia 4's but felt that I needed more flow so I added a Tunze Nano 6045 (almost same flow as Koralia 4's). Its much much better now, but I can imagine LPS and softies not liking the flow as much.
The SPS loves it though!  I might even add another Tunze Nano 6045 |
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12-14-2007, 07:04 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 25,618
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4's would be great!
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12-14-2007, 10:47 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Posts: 152
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Thanks guys!
I wasn't sure. I'll go with two 4's
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12-14-2007, 10:49 AM
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Enjoy it now
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 4,087
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the more flow, the better  |
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12-14-2007, 11:14 AM
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Caitlin Renee 6/29/07
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Wooster, Ohio
Posts: 3,168
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DarthOcellaris
the more flow, the better |
and BIG skimmer too 
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still a work in progress, but getting ever so close
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