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Water Flow adding new power head + light Q

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:03 pm
by sao870
ok im adding a new power head any body here using Hydor Koralia Evolution 750 Aquarium Pump, 750 gph......... if so what are you Opinions of it and so forth...

also im looking for a good 30 inch light to try some softies and recommendations would be great !

Re: Water Flow adding new power head + light Q

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:10 pm
by J-P
mine is an Aqueon Circulation Pump - 1250
and it is a BEAST! if not angled properly it shoots everything across the tank.

Yours should do the job ... just be careful of the placement and don't point it towards the sand ;)

Re: Water Flow adding new power head + light Q

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:29 pm
by CarmenH
30" tanks are a pain in the a** in that they limit your brand choices for lights, since not all companies make that size. My friend with a 30" got a nice Aquatic Life fixture...

Re: Water Flow adding new power head + light Q

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:39 pm
by Brandon8521
I have 2 koralia knock off 790's only 20bucks for both on ebay and they are beast. I can only run one at a time and i have had to shave down the empellor a little to soften the flow. Its a gentle flow even b4 shaveing just to much for my 36" long tank. For lights i have a 36" Current USA double PC 1-96w 10k and 1-96w 50/50 blue actinic/fiji purple. The fiji brings out the neon pink in my shrooms like crazy. You could probably get away with a 24"fixture if you can find a way to mount it on your tank.

Re: Water Flow adding new power head + light Q

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 10:40 pm
by JoseDepacos
Got my evo 750 from Amazon for $23. Had ordered a discontinued 600 model and they must not have had it so they filled the order with the new 750 instead. Love it. :D

Re: Water Flow adding new power head + light Q

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 12:26 am
by Mek0ng
sao870 wrote:ok im adding a new power head any body here using Hydor Koralia Evolution 750 Aquarium Pump, 750 gph......... if so what are you Opinions of it and so forth...

also im looking for a good 30 inch light to try some softies and recommendations would be great !
Koralia are defiantly the way to go and two pump are preferred to prevent dead spots. First get a Koralia Nano 425gph and then deiced on what to get next for the other side, a koralia 750 might be too much for one corner.

For a 30" tank a single metal halide pendant is going to be the best if you plan on keeping corals, you wont have to upgrade as you get into harder to keep corals.