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![]() So how much flow do you think your SPS tanks needs, and why do you think that?
I've been playing with flow and am questioning the Internet ![]()
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I know I want to add more flow, currently in my DT I have around 32x/hr turnover. I'd like to double that, but my current SPS frags seem to be doing well at the moment. |
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![]() I often wonder how much flow they need as well.
Tried experimenting in my frag tank and killed all the flow except the returns and they were fine for at least 5 days. It seemed as if that had no effect on the sps. However I haven't tested long term to see what happens. Without any flow at all. Some sps start to slime up. |
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![]() Interesting question. Following for sure. I just used EcoTech's flow calculator in regards to which pump I needed... I should be good, right?
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![]() I have killed sps putting direct flow onto it , so I now keep direct flow away from sps and have the current just pass the piece .
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![]() I have used a wp 40 and a wp 20 synced at full speed in my 70 gallon and the corals sure loved it. That's before wp40 died and the wp20 seems to keep the corals happy.
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![]() Why I ask is that after adding the Moorish Idol, I noticed he wasn't happy with a million times turnover in the tank. So I've knocked the flow down about 70% and notice that all the movement in the corals (LPS and SPS polyps) remain the same. The food added flows the same, and overall, I can't see how the lower flow would negatively impact the tank. I always baste the rock once a week, and that too is still going down the overflow.
Now, my tank is mostly frags and small colonies. I can see needing to increase flow once I have full colonies, simply because they will diffuse flow. But overall, moving from (up to ) 100x turnover to maybe 30x seems to make little difference. I'm adding a school of blue eyed cardinals shortly, and I have read that they didn't do well with flow found in typical acro dominated tanks. So I'm just thinking, maybe typical isn't based on anything real?? I do know that increased flow results in thicker and more solid growth. So once I start seeing substantial growth, I will adjust flow up if I notice spindley growth patterns happening. Just a thought ![]()
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