How many people use wave makers? And am i right in thinking that they actually help keep the co2 floating around the tank longer. The only reason i ask is that iv just upgraded one of my filters to a aps 1400ef and that just points directly at my fissidens bonsai trees. The other filter points into the flow of that with the co2 on a inline diffuser. My problem is that hardly any flow hits the cuba at the bottom and the more i think its a problem makes me think about getting a wave makers to direct flow to the bottom of the tank. Am i right in thinking its overall flow within the tank and not just the amount thats been pumped through the filter
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How many use wave makers
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steveno
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I no expert but in my opinion flow is important, I have a 120l tank, with a 1200ex filter which was providing the recommended 10x water changes per hour, but I was getting a dead spot due to hardscape and raised substrate. I had cuba planted there but was growing legy. So I added a wave maker and it made a world difference, Cuba finally started to spread out rather grow leggy.
steveno
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Perhaps upload a photo...?
Edvet
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If you mean extra circulation pumps, i think a lot of people use them, If you look at tankjournals you can spot a lot. I use two myself (Hydor Koralia's) one 5000 and one 12000 liter one, i have a big tank.
Edvet
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(i have mine on interval, not oscilating though. both are 30 secs on /30 secs off)
Rob P
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I'd say something like a Tunze nanostream 6015 would be ideal I reckon. 1800lph and small. £27 new on a quick look. I had a Koralia nano 900 in my 125l and would have liked just a little bit more than what it provided and considered the Tunze model mentioned, gets great reviews 🙂 no timer required.
