sps and flow

[MitchM]

"I have my Tunze on full power for 30 seconds" doesn't really identify the water movement.
A lot depends on the rockwork structure and the direction the power head is pointed vs the placement of the coral.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by MitchM

"I have my Tunze on full power for 30 seconds" doesn't really identify the water movement.
A lot depends on the rockwork structure and the direction the power head is pointed vs the placement of the coral.

Agreed. In my setup, the Tunzes are at opposing ends facing each other, simulating a wave. Moderate rock, flow is above rock, but wave hits most areas.

The comments are more for personal reference in the code

[Ram3500]

I have set my tunze wave box so it is producing a small gentle wave and will run that durning the night . This way at least the fish will get a break. The wave box doesn't blast the tank like the wp40s do so I think this is a better alternative and could be more natural maybe .

[Craigdillman]

I read a thread on RC about a week ago and it had a article quoted from one of the magazines " reef keeping" i think and it stated that waves and turbulence don't slow down at night so there was no advantage to slowing the pumps down at night, the fish and corals are used to the waves and in some cases its shown to improve sps corals especially cause the detrius continues to be blown off and they can feed better with the same flow as during the day