adriancorrea Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 How do you work out what lph you should use Cheers Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmaster Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 what size tank do you have and what do you want to achieve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadFishFloating Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I take into consideration glass thickness (smaller ones may not have magnet strength on thicker tanks) budget (vortechs are awesome, but not if you only have $100 to play with) hardscape (sometimes best to use 3 to move water around rockwork, rather than one to blast the surface) reliability ( can you get parts ~ for example a grey imported MP40 is basically a paper weight if something breaks, even though they are usually super reliable. Many cheaper brands have no spares available, and usually start to rattle with use. If you cant buy a spare impellor at time of purchase........ that can be a worrying sign) heat generation (some run hot) power use (an aquael 2600, only uses 4 watts. You could run 10 for the same power cost as one of some cheaper brands) looks (how important is it that its as small as possible) silence (eg hydors use lots of rubber and special impellor tech to make them silent) function (are you using it for oxygenation, or particulate gyre style collection) biotype (are you recreating a reef crest ecosystem, or a chilled out lagoon) species (are you keeping betta or trout) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondershade Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Info is great. I had pretty much same question .I have 4ft marine tank am looking to move water over coral. What type you recomend and where to get? Have seen some up to $500 but that just aint in the budget. Want economical cool and lookin good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Tunze make some good ones but they are quite pricey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) Tunze are awesome and their new Wave controller looks the goods but by the time you have one of them and an electronic pumps it sort of kills your budget. Edited November 21, 2012 by The Tech Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondershade Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 They look great but maybe a bit pricey .Where can you get here in australia ? Think i might have to get something a little simpler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tech Den Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 They are good solid and reliable, so long term they represent great value, just short term they cost, but you get what you pay for. I have ordered the new wavemakers and electronic pumps and due to show up tomorrow. I have used their Nanostreams in the fishroom and can not fault them. Treat em nasty and they just go and go and go. They are rock solid gear. Have not had one issue but when you see how they are made you understand why they are not cheap but you get the quality and reliability and from having them that is why we are happy to stock them. You can call me bias - maybe I am, but I was happy with them before we were stocking them and now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriancorrea Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Can I have one to test out tech den lol Just kidding Thanks for the info Cheers Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
