To much flow?

[mikeo2]

Is it possible to have too much flow? I have a 60 gal with 2 Koranic 1500's.

[mrhasan]

I think its koralia 1500 :P

You have 50x turn over which is what many people have in sps/mixed reef tank. You will understand when there's too much flow by looking at the fishes...they start talking :lol: JK

When things start getting blown around, its too much flow for your tank.

[mikeo2]

Haha ya that's it, damn autocorrect.

[Myka]

Do you have LPS? Many LPS are too fleshy for flow that strong and will retract and eventually recede. LPS like to jostle in the flow, not get stretched/blown sideways by the flow.

[Edmonton newbie]

i have a 50 gal with an mp40 and a pair of 6095s are you saying im flowing way too much mindy? lol

[Myka]

i have a 50 gal with an mp40 and a pair of 6095s are you saying im flowing way too much mindy? lol

If your corals are PO'd, then yes. If they aren't, then no. :D

Koralia 1500's are strong enough to damage LPS corals if the flow is too direct. They could probably even blow the flesh off SPS if the flow was very direct. :lol:

[Edmonton newbie]

i pointed everthing i had at my gsp patch......all it did was grow

[Myka]

i pointed everthing i had at my gsp patch......all it did was grow

GSP is "special", it has alien weed tendencies. ;) I have the same special GSP in my SPS tank with a 6105 pointed directly at it. It just grows on. The two big fat Aiptasia that are in the GSP patch also don't care about the powerhead. :neutral:

[chef]

Like myka said, for lps be careful. I swam an incredible reef in Bali and saw that healthy stuff take a kick ass beating of flow! As long as your sand isn't blowing all over the place, sps seems to love the "motion of the ocean"