I came home the other night and my tank was almost lights out. Corals didn’t look happy. I told myself I’d sleep on it as it was almost lights out. Woke up the next day and after the lights came on, things still didn’t look great. Duncan shriveled up, sarmentosa had it polyps retracted which is rare. RBTA was even closed up which is never. My immediate thought was to test parameters. But I noticed the water agitation on the top wasn’t great. So I checked my return pump. Chaeto had snuck through and clogged the pump and so some detritus had built up. I cleaned the pump and hooked it back up and things were normal after a couple of hours.
I sometimes see posts here about corals not doing well and being closed up and I wonder if flow is an issue. Lighting is easy To master, especially with a PAR meter. I tend to do heavier flow with powerheads. I think some are scared off of too heavy of flow. Do we overlook flow?
I sometimes see posts here about corals not doing well and being closed up and I wonder if flow is an issue. Lighting is easy To master, especially with a PAR meter. I tend to do heavier flow with powerheads. I think some are scared off of too heavy of flow. Do we overlook flow?