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Two things: depending on the size of your tank and how your corals and fish tolerate it, you could modify the schedule, making bigger drop or larger raise.
I also recommend adding manually 10-15 min bursts of flow. In my experience both fish and corals tolerate it and it stirs sediment from substrate and cleanses rock and corals.
Sweet I’ll keep this schedule!I have the exact schedule …
I do that. A couple times per day 90% contestant mode for 10-minutes.Perfect!
Two things: depending on the size of your tank and how your corals and fish tolerate it, you could modify the schedule, making bigger drop or larger raise.
I also recommend adding manually 10-15 min bursts of flow. In my experience both fish and corals tolerate it and it stirs sediment from substrate and cleanses rock and corals.
I’m also curious about what people are doing at night with their Vortechs. Just yesterday I changed my nighttime flow from 20% ReefCrest to 50% Lagoon.
What rock are these?Sweet I’ll keep this schedule!
As for the tank details
Waterbox 90.3
60 gallon display with a 20 gallon sump total 80 gallons
Heres some tank shots for sh*ts and gigs
I use lagoon at night. Many corals open polyps at night to feed on suspended organic matter and if flow is too high at that time it may decrease their rate of growth.I’m also curious about what people are doing at night with their Vortechs. Just yesterday I changed my nighttime flow from 20% ReefCrest to 50% Lagoon.
What % do you run lagoon at night?I use lagoon at night. Many corals open polyps at night to feed on suspended organic matter and if flow is too high at that time it may decrease their rate of growth.
I run it 40% lagoon, but my tank is 120 gal. You basically need to observe your flow and decide visually if it is right, watching corals and fish.What % do you run lagoon at night?
I was concerned my flow was actually too low at 20% ReefCrest, that’s why increased to 50% and switched to Lagoon.
My tank is a standard 120 with 2x MP40 and a gyre. I can’t remember I may have even changed it to 40% lagoon from midnight to 6am. Either 40% or 50%I run it 40% lagoon, but my tank is 120 gal. You basically need to observe your flow and decide visually if it is right, watching corals and fish.
what about feed schedule ?? i need to stop broadcasting / feeding aiptasia!!
Probably the most asked question on my tank and they are aqua rocksWhat rock are these?
“Flow doesn't magically stop in the ocean when the sunsets”I mimic coral labs but with slightly lower flow rates. Never bought into reducing at night time for fish. Fish are capable of finding somewhere in the rockwork if needed. Flow doesn't magically stop in the ocean when the sunsets.
MP40 sub 20% are the same speed IME as well. Ramping to lower speeds seems to spike instances of the wetside detaching.
“Flow doesn't magically stop in the ocean when the sunsets”
As a scuba diver with 3K logged dives all over the World, I would partially disagree with you. On many ( but obviously not all) reefs, especially those close to the shore, flow decreases at night, due to wind decreasing at night. Also Ocean is larger than most of reef tanks and fish have more space to hide there at night. I do agree that if you have enough rocks and hiding places, your fish should be fine.
Thank you for the input. I already have two mp40’si have a 240 gallon tank that is all SPS, I have 2 MP 40's, 1 on each side in the middle about 10" from the top. I have them offset slightly so the flow doesn't crash directly into each other. The tank is 5 feet long. They are set to reef crest 100% 24/7. My tank is very heavily stocked with live rock so there are plenty of hiding places for the fish. I am getting fantastic growth and I know some of it is due to all that flow. My lighting is MH. The cons are when both powerheads ramp up at the same time. It rams a bunch of water down the overflow so it is very noisy. Its not a little water but a big surge. We don't really use the living room where it is so its not a big problem for us. We kind of like the waterfall sound. there is a spot where I cannot put coral because it blasts it too hard. I have a calicali staghorn that has grown up to the blast area then stopped. It is going around it. These powerheads have been running full power for a year and a half with no issues. If your on the fence about spending the money on MP'S I would say they are definitely worth it. I keep a spare wet side for (just in case). Take care