GHP per Gallon? - APE - Aquatic Plant Enthusiasts

sajata · 03-04-2010, 07:23 AM

I know this is another, how many angels can fit on the head of a pin question, but. As a rule of thumb how many GHP per gallon should I have for a given tank size?

I am looking to put together a 60cm cube which is about 64g. how much water flow/filtration?

ukamikazu · 03-04-2010, 08:34 AM

Generally speaking, you want to turn over the tank at least 10 times an hour.

So a 10 gallon tank would do well to have a filter capable of recirculating 100 gallons per hour and so on.

AquaZilla · 03-04-2010, 12:56 PM

^^^ What Uka said

03-04-2010, 07:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
sajata Planted Tank Guru Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chester Springs PA Posts: 344	GHP per Gallon? I know this is another, how many angels can fit on the head of a pin question, but. As a rule of thumb how many GHP per gallon should I have for a given tank size? I am looking to put together a 60cm cube which is about 64g. how much water flow/filtration?

03-04-2010, 12:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
AquaZilla Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,736	^^^ What Uka said __________________ The Planted Aquarium Blog

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03-04-2010, 08:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
ukamikazu Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Austin, Texas, USA Posts: 619	Generally speaking, you want to turn over the tank at least 10 times an hour. So a 10 gallon tank would do well to have a filter capable of recirculating 100 gallons per hour and so on.