Looking for input on flow in a 34G Reefer 170

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Hello, I had a large blue ridge coral skeleton in my tank, decided to wait to use it in a larger tank as it took up a LOT of room in the 34g. While I expected it to affect flow, within 24 hrs one of my acros almost fully melted. One arm is still alive and doing better, but since then (early Jan) all of my acros have shown a loss in polyps showing.

For about four days I fooled with the Wavs, and flow...Trying to leave some low flows zones for corals that prefer that. But in truth I have no idea what too low is and what too high is in such a small tank. I found something that is "working" but would love to get it as close to perfect as I can.

Lighting: AI Hydra 26" LED

Parameters:

Alk: 10.4
Calcium: 420
Iodine: .06
Mag: 1500
Potassium: 332
PH: 8.1

low trace of phosphates and nitrates..running half the recommended GFO in the mini BRS reactor for the tank size.





Here is the current setup I have going...going to bomb this with as much detail as I can. B/c I would like some help fine tuning it.

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and an animated GIf of my softies down low, along with my GARF Purple Bonzai...which I moved down last night b/c most people suggest keeping it lower.

https://gfycat.com/UnknownComposedBlueshark
 

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