donnie Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Looking into cost effective options for my new 225 build, I got a great deal on the 4 way Koralia 12v controller, so thats the route i'm going. I have a Waveline DC10000ii return pump, and i'm trying to decide between 4 of the 1550gph koralias, or 4 of the 3250. the 1550's will give me a total turnover of around 40x/hour, and the 3250's will be around 70x. of course this is running full bore all the time, which will not be the case. i will be running them on an alternating pulse from the controller giving me a wave action, so i'm leaning towards the 3250's. right now i have mostly zoos in my tank, with a couple lps. eventually i'm sure i will move on to SPS, but i would like to let the tank mature for a while before i head that way. How much flow are you guys running in your tanks, and what corals are you keeping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nteal Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I have around a 60x turnover in my 150. Keep a variety of coral from nems and zoas to sps. I still feel like I could use some more flow in some areas of the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I have 3 Jebao wp40s in my 225 and a pretty powerful return pump. Im figuring im around 50-60x. I would go for the 70x, Ususally you can always dial in town if needed but its impossible to get dial those things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 i think i've decided to go with the larger pumps for exactly that reason... headroom is always a good thing to have. if the 3250gph is too much, they can be dialed down to as little as 950. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roush2000 Posted November 18, 2014 Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 Could you let me know how you like the wavline dc. I am considering the 10000 or 12000 on my 225 build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnie Posted November 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2014 I love it. It originally had the old style controller, which failed, but premium took care of me super fast. All the new ones will have the new larger controller which isn't as prone to failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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