mp40 or mp10?

[TotalPetsPlus]

i am looking to put mp40 or 2 mp10s in my 125 soon to be a 150 reef tank what is your opinion?

 

[FishBeard]

2 40's with wireless ecosmart. No question about it.

 

[taylor t]

2 40's with wireless ecosmart. No question about it.

X2

 

[chicagophil]

Mp40s Def- I am putting 2 of these on my 50 Cube, It is going to be located in my Living room and on the lower settings you can't hear them. my Mp10 at max was hella-loud.

 

[lunacris]

two 40s I agree with

 

[ryanjan11]

I think he might be asking one MP40 or 2 Mp10's....I was actually wondering the same thing for a 120... at least that's how I read the post to be.

 

[FishBeard]

I think he might be asking one MP40 or 2 Mp10's....I was actually wondering the same thing for a 120... at least that's how I read the post to be.

You want at least one 40 on either end of the tank if it's wider than 4 feet. The 10's would barely make a breeze in a 150. One 40 in a 150 would not push enough flow to the far end of the tank. Two 40's in a 150 would be the best way to go, maybe even a 10 or extra 40 on the back wall at the center of the tank.

 

[gig]

125 is a 5ft tank right? I'd lean toward 2 mp40's for that. If it's 6ft, then def X2

 

[ryanjan11]

What about an MP40 with an MP10 for a 4ft tank?

 

[Navycook2]

Ok I have talked to the guys at eco tech and they told me to put only one MP60 in my 210.
One MP60 would be cheaper than two MP40s and you could power down to a MP40 for a fraction of the electricity. and if needed more flow just turn it up!! Just saying what the Ecotech guys told me at MACI!!

 

[Crooks]

MP60s eat fish

 

[Navycook2]

even if you tone it down to mp 40 and with the sponge protectors?

 

[KeishaKornbread]

Jeff, go with the MP40s.

 

[gig]

Ok I have talked to the guys at eco tech and they told me to put only one MP60 in my 210.
One MP60 would be cheaper than two MP40s and you could power down to a MP40 for a fraction of the electricity. and if needed more flow just turn it up!! Just saying what the Ecotech guys told me at MACI!!

of course they did! because they know you would then need another MP for the other side (Mp60 + MP40 or another MP60 cost more than x2 MP40's )

If we are talking standard 210 (6' tank), If you didn't want to spend the money on two MP40's now, I'd get the mp60 with the intention of getting a mp40 or 60 for the other end.

That being said, I'd go right two X2 mp40 and then consider another mp40 in the future (or even an MP10) for the back wall. although mp10 might not work on the glass thickness of a 210.