New wavemaker, too much flow??

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Hi all, just got myself a new wavemaker as wanted to change the nero 3 out for a gyre but chuff me this thing is powerful! Have it sat at 36% sinewave at the moment and worried that this is still too much flow!

It is a new tank set up but hoping to eventually get hammers, torches etc
 

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A wider angle shot to help
 

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Difficult to tell, you really don’t have anything in there that moves with the flow. Your chromis doesn’t look like it’s struggling. Do you have any Reef Energy AB+ you could toss in so we could get a better idea of the flow?
 
Not the best as dissipates so quick
 

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Hopefully this is better
 

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There is nothing wavy in the tank to judge the flow, but surface agitation looks good and no sand blowing around so thats good too, it looks like a good start
 
Just did another vid of my Ricordea coral. It has bunched up a little but that may just be because i have opened the lid!
 

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To me it looks fine, my rics get a lot of flow. Its a good start, flow needs will change over time as you add corals and they grow, flow is not a 'set it and forget it' kind of thing
 

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