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How do I know what power head to use for my Salt Water Aquarium?

hey people how do i know what kind of power head do i use for my salt water aquarium? I am going to get a 55 gallon tank?

what type and size filter are you going to use?
same thing for a protein skimmer?

all told you’ll want at least 5x the tank volume in turnover per hour total (filter, skimmer, PH’s).. so 500-600 gallons per hour for a fish only tank
700-800 for a FOWLR
and about 900-1000 for a reef tank more if it’s things like SPS and gorgonians

Can someone tell me how to take care of a salt water aquarium?

June 16th, 2008 at 9:15 pm


2 Responses to “How do I know what power head to use for my Salt Water Aquarium?”

  1. BIGgourami Says:

    what type and size filter are you going to use?
    same thing for a protein skimmer?

    all told you’ll want at least 5x the tank volume in turnover per hour total (filter, skimmer, PH’s).. so 500-600 gallons per hour for a fish only tank
    700-800 for a FOWLR
    and about 900-1000 for a reef tank more if it’s things like SPS and gorgonians
    References :

    November 4th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
  2. MAX Says:

    i do not know..
    Do you know?
    References :

    November 4th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

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