Wave Maker Advice

[Psherman42wallabyway]

Hi again!
Just started adding some corals and got a wave maker up and running. I got a Nero 5 but am too nervous to use until a cover comes in so I just have a cheep one in there for now. My question is how do I know if the flow is in an okay direction or if it’s too strong? I will add a video for reference if that helps. Any advice is much appreciated!

 

[jitgobbler]

Hi again!
Just started adding some corals and got a wave maker up and running. I got a Nero 5 but am too nervous to use until a cover comes in so I just have a cheep one in there for now. My question is how do I know if the flow is in an okay direction or if it’s too strong? I will add a video for reference if that helps. Any advice is much appreciated!

Flow is…hard to explain. Your best bet with one wavemaker is too try to bounce it off the middle of either the front; or back glass. That way you are able to disperse your flow throughout your tank. Ideally from a corner, with a nero you can put the magnet on the side glass as close to your corner as possible, and sort of prop the wave maker against it and the glass to get it to aim diagonally into the middle of it front or back glass. You want random, chaotic, ocean;like patterns. Your corals and fish won’t appreciate a straight jet of flow in a straight direction in your Tank. My biggest advice is too watch your corals and look for the them being pushed around randomly, put your corals that like more flow, where more flow is, and ones that don’t, in low flow areas. Adjust speed/power to fit your corals that need it, and place ones that don’t like it depending where that takes you. Simple, yet complicated…

 

[Psherman42wallabyway]

Flow is…hard to explain. Your best bet with one wavemaker is too try to bounce it off the middle of either the front; or back glass. That way you are able to disperse your flow throughout your tank. Ideally from a corner, with a nero you can put the magnet on the side glass as close to your corner as possible, and sort of prop the wave maker against it and the glass to get it to aim diagonally into the middle of it front or back glass. You want random, chaotic, ocean;like patterns. Your corals and fish won’t appreciate a straight jet of flow in a straight direction in your Tank. My biggest advice is too watch your corals and look for the them being pushed around randomly, put your corals that like more flow, where more flow is, and ones that don’t, in low flow areas. Adjust speed/power to fit your corals that need it, and place ones that don’t like it depending where that takes you. Simple, yet complicated…

Flow is…hard to explain. Your best bet with one wavemaker is too try to bounce it off the middle of either the front; or back glass. That way you are able to disperse your flow throughout your tank. Ideally from a corner, with a nero you can put the magnet on the side glass as close to your corner as possible, and sort of prop the wave maker against it and the glass to get it to aim diagonally into the middle of it front or back glass. You want random, chaotic, ocean;like patterns. Your corals and fish won’t appreciate a straight jet of flow in a straight direction in your Tank. My biggest advice is too watch your corals and look for the them being pushed around randomly, put your corals that like more flow, where more flow is, and ones that don’t, in low flow areas. Adjust speed/power to fit your corals that need it, and place ones that don’t like it depending where that takes you. Simple, yet complicated…

I really appreciate this! I just want to make sure I understood everything, you are saying to basically mount the wave maker on either side but as close to the back wall as possible so that the flow bounces off the back wall and creates an actual flow instead of jet stream in the middle of the tank?