secret to sps

[oceanparadise1]

i like turtles

 

[dan10342]

that turtle kid!!!!!

 

[oceanparadise1]

hahah sorry had to say it!

 

[Eklikewhoa]

Wpg is probably the stupidest "guide" I have ever come across.....in reefing and planted tanks.

My $0.02......blast it with light and flow and you're good to go.

 

[oceanparadise1]

yea i agree wpg is sooo stupid now adays

 

[dan10342]

IMO, especially with the new t5hos, wpg is obsolete.

 

[oceanparadise1]

o yea i think its the t5hos that made the wpg obsolete

 

[Nate82]

i just hooked up a rotating powerhead think i'll give sps another go as soon as i make it to the lfs that is when my harlequins come in :-D

 

[oceanparadise1]

pics? what kind of power head

 

[Eklikewhoa]

Those Flo-rotators kill a bit of flow.

 

[Nate82]

seems to have randomized flow a bit making it more natural

 

[oceanparadise1]

did you just put an add on, to an old power head? You def have enough light i would just make sure ur flow is at least 40x. if you want you can try a piece of this easy birdsnest i have LMK

 

[dan10342]

ive only had one SPS bleach on me ever. it was an ORA blue-green tort. and it was because my tank edged near 86 degrees (i was on vacation).

i would say your tank is a bit young for SPS at the time.

 

[oceanparadise1]

Nate, how long have you had ur tank set up?

 

[Nate82]

tanks prolly too young like 4-5 months but here's the powerhead

 

[oceanparadise1]

o man, i hope u didnt just buy that bc u would have been better off with a k1 or k2. Make sure you clean that at least once every 2 weeks as it will stop sweeping

 

[Nate82]

k2 in a 15? little overkill.... my lps will never come out

 

[oceanparadise1]

yea never mind i forgot urs is a 15 u could get away with a k1 or nanok, IMO much much better then the powersweep. They creat a lot of random flow with out haveing to worry about
A. it getting clogged and having to clean it
B. Its not a blast of water so to speak but a more wave like stream so its not so direct

 

[Nate82]

thought about the nano meh if something happens i'll pick one up so far so good

 

[Nate82]

i bought it to try that ato anyway but that failed so now i just kinda have it ha