I have a Jebao sow 8 and a sow 4. In my 40 breeder, I cant seem to get the flow right, for my leathers. When I used the sow 8 they either get blown and lean over one way or the other, but if I just use the sow 4 it seems like not enough.
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While I agree to a point, enough flow to lean it might be too much.Leathers really like a ton of flow in my experience.
How about a picture of the coral to see just how much it is pushing. Video even better, but I find I have to make them on YouTube for people to see them at least on iPhones.i have the sow 8 now on the left side pointed at the front glass, but its making everything kinda go in a circle. I trired to draw it... this way it makes the leather go to the left from the bounce back from the glass. If i put the power head straight, it blows to the right. how much flow do they like?
How can you only agree to a point with my experience you weren’t here. If it’s bending to the side it’s because their flow is one directional not random enough.While I agree to a point, enough flow to lean it might be too much.
Did you put the other powerhead on the opposite side? The 2 flows should meet in the middle and bounce off each other, creating random flow patters. Random flow is idea as opposed to one way linear flow.i have the sow 8 now on the left side pointed at the front glass, but its making everything kinda go in a circle. I trired to draw it... this way it makes the leather go to the left from the bounce back from the glass. If i put the power head straight, it blows to the right. how much flow do they like?
Guess I worded that wrong, I’m sorry. What I meant was the I agree that leathers do love a ton of flow. The “to a point” would go along with this comment. There is a point where flow could be too much, or improper. Like you suggest here, not random enough. OP is working with a 40 breeder and IMO almost any coral can have too much flow, direct or indirect. My toadstool in a 210 gets a lot of flow from several different means, but if I was to move my gyres down to its level and turn them all the way up and not use the random features the that “ton” of flow would be too much, or even on random, if it leaned left in one cycle and then leaned hard right on the next would still be too much.How can you only agree to a point with my experience you weren’t here. If it’s bending to the side it’s because their flow is one directional not random enough.
Do you have fine or course sand. I went with fine in my last build and it moves around a little more than I would like, but as long as it isn’t clearing the bottom it should not cause any issues.It seems to making a little sand dune on the very front right of the tank. the sand has blow up into a little hill, is that ok?
Stagger them. . . . one to the upper left of tank and other at mid right side of tank. It will offer a gyre effectI have a Jebao sow 8 and a sow 4. In my 40 breeder, I cant seem to get the flow right, for my leathers. When I used the sow 8 they either get blown and lean over one way or the other, but if I just use the sow 4 it seems like not enough.