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Flow loss through Hydor ETH and Coralife Turbotwist 3x

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jmhart
I'm piecing together equipment for my upcoming 60P. I'm leaning towards the Eheim Ecco series as the filter, with a hydor inline, coralife turbotwist, and an inline co2 injector(upstream of filter).

How much flow do you think I'll lose through the hydor inline and coralife turbotwist? I was going to use the Eheim 2232 at 106 gph, but am thinking the 159 gph of the 2236 would be a better choice to account for the flow loss through the other equipment.
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The loss from the Hydor will be negligible since as far as I can tell the water just passes straight on through. Cant say what the other two will do in terms of flow.
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I have a 60-P and run the ecco 2232 with the Hydor ETH and I can say I need more flow. The flow in the tank is decent but I have concerns about CO2 distribution and...well I like more flow :). I will have the 2232 up for sale very cheaply though if you want to go that route.
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jmhart
That was my suspicion. Thanks for letting me know. 2236 it is. Good luck selling the 2232. If I weren't adding the other equipment inline, I'd definitely be interested.
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wkndracer
The Hydor unit does not effect flow IMO. I'm using down flow reactors on the discharge side and again do not feel flow to be effected to a significant degree.
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