Lateral Lines: Water Flow Part 1: Where to Begin Hello and
welcome to the Water Flow series. This series of articles will
be my best attempt to take real world scientific information,
and put that into helpful hobbyists terms. That isn't to say
that the scientific information isn't hobbyist friendly, only to
say that I receive emails and suggestions for topics that often
address water flow issues. My final "goal" for this series to
answer some basic questions. I get emails all the frickin' time
asking me questions like "what kind of pumps should I use", "are
brand X pumps worth the money", "what is the best kind of flow",
"what is this random flow and linear flow I keep hearing
about"…. I'm at a loss for words. How can tell someone what pump
to buy when I don't know a thing about their desires? More
importantly how can a hobbyist decide how to set up their tank
if they don't have an idea on how the water will move in the
tank? Setting Up A Salt Water Aquarium Before you ever put water
in your aquarium make su