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Posted	stream pumps
07-03-2007 01:08 by craig	hi has anyone here gone from using normal power heads to using stream pumps and noticed a diffrnce in there tank as i have been adviced to remove my 3 power heads and put into tank 2 stream pumps i dont mind doing this so long as there will deffo be benefits eg corals open more better test results for nitrate readings
07-03-2007 12:09 by k.o.d	We use Seio pumps that are similar to streams, the corals and anemones are much heathier since we made the change
07-03-2007 13:22 by BradsDad	I replaced 3 maxijets with 1 stream on my marine tank. I think the stream pumps out twice the amount of the 3 maxijets combined. My fish are happier with the flow, but I haven't noticed any difference in my readings. Just be careful where you position the sream I had a sandstorm for a few days afterwards.
07-03-2007 16:24 by craig	did any thing happen with your corals mate did they open more or grow quicker
08-03-2007 10:40 by Alan	Strema pumps make a huge difference to the available CO2 to the symbiotic algae in corals the benefit of the stream pumps is the wide flow they create giving greater volume movement than conventioanl pumps can hope to give. I would aim the maxi jets at the live rock and add the 2 stream pumps as well everything in the tank will benefit it will also keep detritus in suspension making the filtration more efficient.
08-03-2007 11:45 by craig	so alan u reccomend to keep maxi jets on also could i aim them down back of rock only and aim streams at front of tank
08-03-2007 13:27 by Alan	Yes thats what I would do.
08-03-2007 13:29 by BradsDad	I had to aim my stream at the rockwork, cause the sand was blowing all over the place. I now use that for the main pump and pointed the remaining maxijets up to agitate the surface. I am thinking about adding all of the maxijets back too, just to max my flow.
08-03-2007 13:31 by Alan	Flow wise in reefs the more the merrier.

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