My Pump for my 125

[Kelli]

I bought a Mag 9.5 for my new 125 gallon tank and I am trying to figure out how this all works. I finally got it plugged in and it blows extremely hard into the tank. So hard that it blows the sand everywhere. I thought about putting a ball valve on the hose but then I would be slowing the flow down so what was the point of buying such a large pump in the first place. Need some help please.

[sunkenmetal]

Aim it away from the sand

[Kelli]

But it still blows SO extremely hard. I'm afraid the fish will become exhausted from swimming upstream constantly at a very high rate!

[SunnyHouTX]

Please post a photo of your pump output into the tank so we can see what you're dealing with.

[Kelli]

Okay. I will have to figure out how to do that. If someone can send me their cell number I can text it to them quicker than trying to figure out how to post a picture on here.

[sunkenmetal]

what kind of fish are you going to put in there?

[Kelli]

Frontosas and a few other Tangs. Comps etc.

[eklikewhoa]

For that stocklist the pump is on the low side.

If you could elaborate or like stated about, post pictures it would help us help you.
I have a 9.5 on my 180g and really don't think it's enough on it's own.

[Kiko]

get sand thats more course so it heavier and wont move as much... lol

[cu0ngsayz]

You have a 125 I think a mag shouldn't be that much. I have a mag18 on one end. Eheim 2262 on the other end with Aqueon 1250 and mp40 left and right of the tank and a maxi jet 1200 in circulation mode in my 150. Basically we have the same foot print tank I think. I think you'll be ok.

[Kiko]

use photobucket copy paste the IMG code onto the reply section

Okay. I will have to figure out how to do that. If someone can send me their cell number I can text it to them quicker than trying to figure out how to post a picture on here.

[eklikewhoa]

I think I've done maybe 10x as much as a 9.5b can push and didn't have a problem with sand.

[Kiko]

my 55g has mag5, 2x aqueon 500gph, 2 eheim 2217, maxi-jet 1200... lol... mad current in my tank but i want more... so one day i will switch out the aqueon powerheads for 2 mp10... lol

[eklikewhoa]

my 55g has mag5, 2x aqueon 500gph, 2 eheim 2217, maxi-jet 1200... lol... mad current in my tank but i want more... so one day i will switch out the aqueon powerheads for 2 mp10... lol

Probably should be considering switching out the tank size first.

[cu0ngsayz]

Yea. Switch out that 55 for all those ikola