They only grow on the sides of the cover not the front.I think if zoas are able to grow on the front then flow must be severely reduced. I think anything that close will be blasted even running at that percentage if it was clean.
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They only grow on the sides of the cover not the front.I think if zoas are able to grow on the front then flow must be severely reduced. I think anything that close will be blasted even running at that percentage if it was clean.
One would think so, but I have visually observed no visible decline in my flow. Surface still ripples nicely, acros getting blasted, low and moderate flow in bottom third of the tank, etc...I am only using 28% intensity to during the day ramp up.No not for me . That must restrict flow like crazy !
I am the same way....OCD would freak-me outMy OCD would never let me get away with that. And it definitely restricts flow, no matter what percentage you run them at.
I run my wave makers through a freshwater and vinegar bath 3-4 times a year.
I swear, it looks like you have my tuxedo urchin on both sides of your tank where your wave makers are.My Nero's get full of algae and flow gets really low so I clean them but not on a set schedule. My mp40s in one tank I ussualy clean them when they get noisy. The noise is usually a little asterina or vermitid snail that somehow get inside then grow large enoght to cause a clicking noise. I just clean them in water with a battle brush. Rarely have I had to soak them in vinegar or citric acid. I use both but the vinegar cleans better IMO
MP40s and MP10s in another tank I rarely clean but I don't get much algae in that tank and no vermatids but astrinas are appearing so I expect they'll end up inside at some point.
I'm sorry, was this meant for me? If so I'll need an explantation, I can be pretty slow at timesI swear, it looks like you have my tuxedo urchin on both sides of your tank where your wave makers are.
Yes, the power heads are all decorated like my tuxedo urchin down to the zoas.I'm sorry, was this meant for me? If so I'll need an explantation, I can be pretty slow at times
That's flippin' awesome!They only grow on the sides of the cover not the front.
Agreed. I currently use a Red Sea ReefWave 45 and a cheap Korean knock-off in my reef, and before that, other types of non Vortech wavemakers. I've been cleaning them all with very diluted white vinegar for many years with zero problems.You know that the whole issue with vinegar was about the damage it could do on Vortech MP40's. The plastic seal around the neodymium magnets being broken and allowing saltwater to corrode the magnet.
I have been using vinegar on regular powerheads for 40 years and never saw any damage.
Looks new again. Did you observe any performance issues before you cleaned it? Lower flow?
Thank you, I'm guessing at some point mother nature is going to stop something but even my snails dance around the front eating algae with no issues. Starfish climbs on them, urchins, etc...That's flippin' awesome!
I love it but, like everyone else,,, I clean mine.
I'm sure it's a bit better but I mostly did it because I'm trying to stay ahead of some gha popping up and looking at the ph it was covered it in lol. Figured it might spread from there....Didn't disassemble it. Honestly I would have let it go longer; didn't bother with my other one because it's not so bad at the momentLooks new again. Did you observe any performance issues before you cleaned it? Lower flow?
So this is how my powerheads looked before the zoas attached and the urchins got to them. This was like 2 years ago and I have not seen any flow or mechanical issues at all since then.