DeepBlue
Member
Hi everybody! I have been on sabbatical from RS for about 8 long months due to a very hectic year in my business. I am glad to be back as I was having serious withdrawal.
Ok, let me start with an update on my system....
I have a 38 gal. corner bowfront with an 8 gal. sump. I am running an ASM G3 skimmer, 150 watt HQI with 64 watt PC Actinics. I have massive flow from my 600 gal/hour return pump, 2 - 600 gal/hour Hydor Koralia 2's and 1 - 850 gal/hour Hydor Koralia 3. I have one of the 2's behind the rocks to blow through and behind the rockwork. The other two Koralia's are on either side of the tank blowing toward the center of the tank. I have the return located in the back corner directed out to the front. I opted for the higher flow as I have Montipora and Acropora corals along with Leather, Zoo's and Mushrooms and an anemone and intend on adding more. I just changed out my old powerheads this week as I wasn't happy with the flow and was getting concerned that my corals weren't getting the flow they needed.
After adding the two front Koralia's, I spent a couple hours playing with the direction of the flow so that I wasn't blasting anything too hard and yet try to have movement everywhere, particularly toward the SPS. My concern now is that my anemone is blowing wildly as is my leather along with getting some sand shifting. I have adjusted the direction of flow to minimize the sand shifting, but still, the anemone is blowing. Overnight, he has deflated himself quite a bit and my clowns are huddled in the little bit of anemone that is open. Instead of being 7 inches, he is about 3 inches. Should I be concerned? Is my water too turbid?
Ok, let me start with an update on my system....
I have a 38 gal. corner bowfront with an 8 gal. sump. I am running an ASM G3 skimmer, 150 watt HQI with 64 watt PC Actinics. I have massive flow from my 600 gal/hour return pump, 2 - 600 gal/hour Hydor Koralia 2's and 1 - 850 gal/hour Hydor Koralia 3. I have one of the 2's behind the rocks to blow through and behind the rockwork. The other two Koralia's are on either side of the tank blowing toward the center of the tank. I have the return located in the back corner directed out to the front. I opted for the higher flow as I have Montipora and Acropora corals along with Leather, Zoo's and Mushrooms and an anemone and intend on adding more. I just changed out my old powerheads this week as I wasn't happy with the flow and was getting concerned that my corals weren't getting the flow they needed.
After adding the two front Koralia's, I spent a couple hours playing with the direction of the flow so that I wasn't blasting anything too hard and yet try to have movement everywhere, particularly toward the SPS. My concern now is that my anemone is blowing wildly as is my leather along with getting some sand shifting. I have adjusted the direction of flow to minimize the sand shifting, but still, the anemone is blowing. Overnight, he has deflated himself quite a bit and my clowns are huddled in the little bit of anemone that is open. Instead of being 7 inches, he is about 3 inches. Should I be concerned? Is my water too turbid?