Let's get the Flow Factors Flowing!

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What are the biggest factors that you consider when adjusting the flow of your reef aquarium?

  • Sand Bed

    Votes: 126 32.6%

  • Corals

    Votes: 337 87.1%

  • Fish

    Votes: 58 15.0%

  • Precipitation

    Votes: 11 2.8%

  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 12 3.1%
  • Total voters
    387
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Corals and sand are my primary considerations in that order.
 
Saltwater Aquarium
Waste removal. If you have enough flow for this you probably have enough for corals.
 
Definitely for corals. Acropora in particular grow faster in higher flow.
 
Aquarium Specialty - dry goods & marine livestock

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IF EVERY OPTION HELD ROUGHLY THE SAME NUMBER OF GALLONS, WHICH TANK SHAPE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

  • Traditional rectangular

    Votes: 18 27.3%

  • Long and shallow

    Votes: 9 13.6%

  • Cube

    Votes: 6 9.1%

  • Peninsula

    Votes: 13 19.7%

  • Lagoon or extra-wide

    Votes: 12 18.2%

  • Tall display

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Dropoff

    Votes: 4 6.1%

  • Bowfront

    Votes: 1 1.5%

  • Hexagon

    Votes: 1 1.5%

  • Cylinder

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Fishbowl

    Votes: 1 1.5%

  • Something else (describe it in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.5%
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