SPS Flow (video)

[stefano18]

Hello all

I don't have much experience with SPS.

The tank is 20 inches cubed.

It's powered by two Jebao SLW 10 pumps, completely app-controlled, where I can set different flow patterns throughout the day

 

[e34stx]

Not bad, but could be a fair bit more.

 

[stefano18]

This pump are very cheap..
I could buy another 2!
what do you think?

 

[tetonair]

Hello all

I don't have much experience with SPS.

The tank is 20 inches cubed.

It's powered by two Jebao SLW 10 pumps, completely app-controlled, where I can set different flow patterns throughout the day

Flow looks similar to what I have. I probably need more too. Something I heard Jake adams recommend is have low flow during the day and increased flow at night. That way the polyps can extend for best light capture but at night you can blow off all if the detritus. What did you use to glue the frags?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Good video, but with nothing waving or moving around, its hard to say

 

[stefano18]

Flow looks similar to what I have. I probably need more too. Something I heard Jake adams recommend is have low flow during the day and increased flow at night. That way the polyps can extend for best light capture but at night you can blow off all if the detritus. What did you use to glue the frags?

At the night polyps are closed, except for acropora..
i used a particolar glue, is a solid polimer !

 

[stefano18]

Good video, but with nothing waving or moving around, its hard to say

do you need another video ? Whit all tank ?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

do you need another video ? Whit all tank ?

If you have an air bubbler, that helps to see the direction of the flow. Your corals look happy so I doubt any issue. But to answer your question about flow it will help if we can see something move.

 

[stefano18]

Se hai un gorgogliatore d'aria, questo aiuta a vedere la direzione del flusso. I tuoi coralli sembrano felici, quindi dubito che ci siano problemi. Ma per rispondere alla tua domanda sul flusso, sarà utile vedere qualcosa

okk!!

 

[SamMule]

I would give them a lot more than that. Those jabaos are great pumps for the $. If you can get 2 more in there, I would definitely do it. Maybe even go up a size. Focus on getting as much random, indirect flow as you can in there. Get the whole column of water moving around. Also, remember, the bigger your SPS grow, the more flow they will require to stay healthy. What is sufficient now, won't be in a year. Do yourself a favor and get more pump than you need right now.

 

[stefano18]

I would give them a lot more than that. Those jabaos are great pumps for the $. If you can get 2 more in there, I would definitely do it. Maybe even go up a size. Focus on getting as much random, indirect flow as you can in there. Get the whole column of water moving around. Also, remember, the bigger your SPS grow, the more flow they will require to stay healthy. What is sufficient now, won't be in a year. Do yourself a favor and get more pump than you need right now.

thanks !!
Do you think a vortech mp10 could be ok ?
Just it alone ?

 

[stefano18]

If you have an air bubbler, that helps to see the direction of the flow. Your corals look happy so I doubt any issue. But to answer your question about flow it will help if we can see something move.

No airstone at home.. I blowed inside a pipe near the pump.. it did work, i guess !!
I added two more pump that were unused, a jebao 4000 lt/h and koralia 2200 lt/h (1000gph and 550gph)..

What do you guy think ?


Too much for LPS?

 

[SamMule]

That is much better!
Your LPS look fine to me.
As far as using only a single MP10, I don't know. The MP pumps are awesome, but I think you will get better results having more pumps in the tank.

 

[stefano18]

That is much better!
Your LPS look fine to me.
As far as using only a single MP10, I don't know. The MP pumps are awesome, but I think you will get better results having more pumps in the tank.

LPS feels good today, usual polyps extension!
All pumps are in random mode.. Some acropora were a bit closed in the last few days, today i can see better extensions. But they are super young frags, could be a coincident !
I don't know if it's correlate to the much flow..

Regarding MP10, i tought the same thing. Cube flow tank is a bit difficult than standard tank, whit many pumps i can manage it better!