Acropora flow

[klavmaister]

I swore I would never get an Acropora—I mostly keep LPS... but suddenly, I got a huge piece for almost nothing. How demanding is this SPS? Flow-wise, should I place an extra pump directly behind it as shown, or should I just leave the extra pump on the other side as usual?

 

[starfishguy869]

Could you please circle the piece that you are wondering about? It looks like there is more than one type of SPS in your tank.

 

[klavmaister]

Got it around 5 houers ago

 

[Tcook]

The stylophora? The gyre will be enough.

 

[klavmaister]

Not stylopora, the green one / blue

 

[klavmaister]

Seller say green staghorn acroppra

 

[Miami Reef]

The polyps should be dancing around through the current. If it is, you’re good.

 

[Reefer Matt]

High indirect flow is best, imo. You should see polyps constantly moving in different directions (when they are out). But not directly in front of a wavemaker, off to the side of it. I’d give it a few days to acclimate and see how much flow it is in and go from there. Looks great!

 

[Dburr1014]

I swore I would never get an Acropora—I mostly keep LPS... but suddenly, I got a huge piece for almost nothing. How demanding is this SPS? Flow-wise, should I place an extra pump directly behind it as shown, or should I just leave the extra pump on the other side as usual?

I see 6 sps, lol.

Yeah, I would raise it so it flows over the colony, not into it, or move it opposite the gyre.

 

[klavmaister]

I see 6 sps, lol.

Yeah, I would raise it so it flows over the colony, not into it, or move it opposite the gyre.

I just realized when you said it, that I have a lot of sps - maybe that's how people start. at first you refuse, then suddenly you are there