Too much flow

[Untouchable]

Just as the title says is this too much flow for this ricordea florida? I had a cyan outbreak which I think was due to low flow so I got a hygger nano wave maker
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[Subsea]

I would say the current is too much. However, Ricordea can deal with the higher energy.

The nuisance algae that I see looks like gha and not Cyanobacteria. Get some janitors to clean up the algae.

To help us help you, a full tank shot with white light would help.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

IMO its fine, its laying flat on the rock and not being lifted by the flow. Mine are in similar flow.

 

[Untouchable]

I would say the current is too much. However, Ricordea can deal with the higher energy.

The nuisance algae that I see looks like gha and not Cyanobacteria. Get some janitors to clean up the algae.

To help us help you, a full tank shot with white light would help.

This is how the tank looked the other day before I blew off the algae and got the wave maker, I will post another one of it once the light comes on

 

[lizardal7]

Corals should adapt to the higher flow. But not always if it really struggles you can move it somewhere even if it wasn’t your favorite spot for it. Better to move one coral than to mess with flow of the whole tank

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

When you get your powerhead, I would suggest to place it higher and aim it upwards at the surface. Surface agitation will help oxygenate the water and also get all that muck into the water so your filtration can filter it out. Muck sitting on the surface like that cuts the light and gas exchange.

 

[twentyleagues]

I agree may need more flow then the current add (see what I did there....). Maybe a full tank vid from after the recent flow change. Surface scum isnt great and I see spots on on the glass in the back left and on the rocks that would benefit.

 

[Untouchable]

Just as the title says is this too much flow for this ricordea florida? I had a cyan outbreak which I think was due to low flow so I got a hygger nano wave maker
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This is the tank today, I have the wave maker in the middle towards the top and I have aimed the power head at the surface, I put the wave maker on the lowest power with the pulsing motion, I think everything is looking pretty happy