Powerheads

one mp40

 

Depends on what you are keeping for corals. If you plan on keeping softies and lps then one mp40 will be great. If you plan on keeping mostly sps then 2 mp40's. I had 2 on my 90g and they were perfect turned to 100% on reef crest mode.
-Bill

 

At Iowa pet they have the koralia wavemaker in I believe it comes with two #3s I don't know the price though

 

The korallia wave makers are a joke for the price, which is why they stopped making them.

Like Bill said, it depends on what your goals are.

In a tank like that I would recomend 3-4 diffent powerheads. Your goal is to eliminate dead spots where there isnt any water movement at all. This will keep all your waste suspended until the filters can remove it.

If you are keeping softies & LPS, you can go with the smaller powerheads. If you are looking at LPS & SPS, go with some bigger powerheads.

It is a tough question to answer like that. Its like asking what should I buy for fish food. How many fish, what kinds, etc.

 

I know the vortechs are not cheap, but if you figure on how much you will spend on multiple lesser power heads, and still not have the amount of flow 1 mp40 will give along with a cleaner look and some of the best customer service in the business, it evens out. other wise your looking at 3-4 Korellia 3. Just like anything else, at least for me anyway, I always regret trying to go the cheaper route because it ends up costing me more money when I find I shojuld of spent the extra money the first time.

 

You can find some used koralia 3 on here for like $30 ea or less you would prob need 3-4 so $100-$120 or you can get an MP40 for I think $300

 

NVM $450 or at least thats what I saw on the web when I googled it......

 

Could always go the modified maxijet route. I had them on my frag tank a while back... they are hard to beat gph/price wise.

http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=18525

Marineland caught on to this and started making there own pre-modded version as well:
http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=22637