[quote=daniella3d;750737]I doubt it. I don't have much flow in my tank. I have 5ppm of nitrates and quite a bit of phosphates, yet my SPS have great colors and they grow fast, under 250 watt Pheonix MH.
Some of them grow a lot and there is so little flow that you bearely see the polyps moving.
Polyps are out so much that I cannot see the skeleton of the coral (milleporas).
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ok .....fine ill play.... so your using just a ac110 for flow in your tank and a hob skimmer? cause if not then your comparrison is void to what i was talking about.
and let me see if i got this right but this is what your saying is perfect sps conditions??
"I don't have much flow in my tank. I have 5ppm of nitrates and quite a bit of phosphates, yet my SPS have great colors and they grow fast, under 250 watt Pheonix MH"
5ppm nitrates, quite a bit of phos and bright light....ill have to make a note of that i guess ive been going about it the wrong way all these years...thanks for the awesome tip maybe now my sps will grow to be oh so colorfull and wondeful too:P
not sure if you read the thread , i was going off the origional post where it doesnt say he is using powerheads....and YES you do need good flow if you want good growth and color, not critical to keep it alive in which there is a big difference.
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