sps and flow

[the marine apprentice]

im just wondering what sps require alot of flow and what ones you can get away with without the huge flow?? everywhere i read says you pretty much need a tidalwave of flow to keep sps.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yup, I found that pretty much all my sps like flow. The ones that don't get good flow don't do as well.

Add a Hydor Koralia4 or Sureflow adapted Maxijet1200 to bump up the flow without breaking the bank.

Anthony

[the marine apprentice]

well i am only running my small tank now. i have my 90 all torn down. i found it was alot of work to keep my 90 looking good and making my coral happy. i hadjust under 4000gph of flow in my 90 and i very rarely saw any polyp s out on my sps, and since i have put them all in my cube with only 400gph flow my digi and milli have pulled their polyps out like ive never seen them do before

[lorenz0]

PE doesn't just deal with flow. starving your SPS is another way of getting better PE

[littlesilvermax]

It depends a lot on how much rock you have, how big your SPS are, etc....

A 4-way is the best way to get the best flow in your tank w/o having a HUGE pump.

[the marine apprentice]

ok so this is alot of new stuff for my brain to absorb. so what you guys are saying is that flow feeds the sps?