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I have a fluval evo 13.5.
It has an AI axis 20 as the return pump, Nero 3 as the wave maker. I just wanted help with how to situate my return flow and my wave maker. I attached a video below.

Im trying to get a good schedule for my return pump and wavemaker so any help there would be good. I’m trying to make my Kenya tree and octospawn happy.



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What else do you plan on keeping? I think the two corals you have should be good where you have your devices set. I would probably move the Nero closer to the surface to get more surface agitation for better gas exchange, and I'd consider a small additional pump to get some flow across the sand bed - just a little bit; top grains should dance a little. Don't create a dust storm, though. This could help keep unwanted algae and bacteria at bay.
 
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I typically set my return pump so the overflow is quite then adjusted the in tank flow using coral movement as a guide. I'll also drop in some food or use some coral snow to see how it blows around the tank. When I ran smaller tanks often I would aim the returns at the surface for agitation.
 

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