Tank problems

[danny zubot]

A couple of things I've been finding, A lot of my SPS are causing there own demise. They out grow the flow in the tank, or another SPS grows and cuts off flow to a part of another coral

I totally understand this catch 22. I've been trying to find the best way to set up flow in my tank so that my flow loving prostrata gets its share, while trying not to upset my milli and other acros. One suction cup from a ph came loose and directed flow right onto a milli for a day, it now has a dead patch, which doesn't seem to be growing at all thankfully. And where flow hits my caps directly, they grow brown hair algae! Whats up with that!

The bottom line is that I probably have too many large corals for my tank, and I can't accomidate all of them perfectly. As far as flow is concerned.

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by danny zubot

And where flow hits my caps directly, they grow brown hair algae! Whats up with that!

Caps don't deal well with direct flow. The flow is basically a shearing force, and the exposed skeleton gets the algae.

The bottom line is that I probably have too many large corals for my tank, and I can't accomidate all of them perfectly. As far as flow is concerned.

As much as I like caps that's basically the reason I don't have them any longer myself, they just grow too fast for my 75g.

[Samw]

I'm guessing it's bacteria such as vibrio.