need help with mp40s

[jorge0912]

i have a 54 gallon corner mix reef. it has lps and softies only. i have 2 mp40 in it i was wondering what kind of modes would be better on my tank and what would benifit my coral the most .as i know most of my hammers dont like to much flow ... i have a reef link so i can play around with them... the only schedual i would keep is from three to six pm is my short pulse i love how the coral move back and foaward slowly... anything after that i am down to change... i do have fine sand on the bottom..

corals
lps
hammers 4 of them
frogspawn 2
brains 4
leptos 1
war coral 1
chalice 3
meat coral 1
duncun coral 1
blastos 3
acans 3

softies
leathers 5
kenya tree lots of it

 

[rkpetersen]

If you like short pulse and the corals seem to like it then I would try short pulse all the time. There's really no good reason to use multiple pump modes, it's best to create stability by finding modes and speeds that work and sticking with those, imo. If not short pulse then you might experiment with lagoon mode at lower percentage settings. (Despite its name, lagoon mode at high percentages is actually fantastic for acros and other sps corals.)