Flow for a 29g Biocube with softies????

Afteraxl · Nov 6, 2017

So I have a 29 gallon biocube with AI Prime HD for lights, an Aqamai KPS power head 370-1050 gph.
I always come back to this question so my husband bought me this power head cause it has an app and I can change up the flow...
But....I have it set very low right now because my corals do not seem to enjoy it. The Duncan, Heliofungia (long tentacle plate), frogspawn...they all seem to hate it, they close up and shrink. I put the lights and the power head on on the same day and now I cannot keep my hands off the tank and I keep changing things up. So this might all be my fault but any opinions, advise, or experience with these products, I would love to hear what y'all have to say.

Katrina71 · Nov 6, 2017

I use a Jebao in my 29.

Krzydmnd · Nov 6, 2017

Probably a matter of positioning to get a good flow and not upset your soft corals. I run an MP10 and a Jabao 4 and that may be overkill but it helps keep dead spots down and I have mostly SPS so it's fine for my biocube 32.

Moving or pointing it in slightly different locations cam have a big impact on the flow of the water column so it should just be trial and error to find the sweet spot!

Afteraxl · Nov 6, 2017

Lol, I feel like I have been looking for this sweet spot since we got this tank.
I may need to just step away from the tank for a few days and stop messing with it :(

Katrina71 · Nov 7, 2017

Afteraxl said:
Lol, I feel like I have been looking for this sweet spot since we got this tank.
I may need to just step away from the tank for a few days and stop messing with it :(

You aren't alone. I have a flow issue in part of mine that I'm trying to resolve. The cube design makes it a challenge.