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Improving water circulation for frogspawn corals
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 2:21 am
by TerraBlue
Hey everyone, just looking for some thoughts on my frogspawn coral's water circulation. Does the flow seem about right to you, or is it a bit too much or not enough? I've got a video showing 2 cycles of the power heads - they switch on and off every 15 seconds. Running a Hydor Smart Wave controller with 2 Koralia Evolution 600 powerheads in my 75g tank. Also have a 600 and a 425 powerhead that flow across the tank, behind the reef structure, down low.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq7GSSFVPpA
Re: Improving water circulation for frogspawn corals
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:36 am
by zenoxa
The water circulation appears to be adequate in my opinion.
Re: Improving water circulation for frogspawn corals
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:23 am
by Flynta
Looks fine to me.
Re: Improving water circulation for frogspawn corals
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 10:54 am
by talonix
I'd say it looks good, but I personally run mine a bit more aggressively - more water movement and brighter lighting. That being said, your coral appears very healthy, so you must be doing something right.
Re: Improving water circulation for frogspawn corals
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 1:28 pm
by TerraBlue
Thanks talonix, I appreciate the feedback - that video was shot with just the blue+ and true actinic bulbs lit on my 4-bulb T5 fixture, the aquablue special and coral+ bulbs weren't on at that point.
Re: Improving water circulation for frogspawn corals
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2022 2:19 pm
by nixora
Frogspawn's pretty resilient, it can handle more flow than you'd expect. You'd be okay with a bit stronger circulation than what you've got now.