wave makers?
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Random flow is suppose to be key, but plenty of people still use regular Koralias and have great growth.
Sikryd
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Important for what I guess is the real question Ed.
I don't think it is important per se, but the motion of the tank when using one can sometime be nice if setup right.
As far as growth and stuff, I don't know about all that.
Alternating flow is important to keep detrius in suspension, off of corals and reduce "dead spots". Direction of flow will greatly effect growth patterns in many corals, but not necessarily growth rate.
It also makes "flowly corals" look pretty
It also makes "flowly corals" look pretty
Sikryd
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It is pretty crazy looking! I love that scolly.
I keep wondering how in the world it is a bleeding apple in the center, then crazy other colors on the outside.
It keeps my eyes peeled inside the tank now, just so I can check it out some more
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Emoney
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I have 3 K4's ( thinking of adding 1 more) in my 135 tank with NO wave maker. they spit out pretty random flow..
How do you guys feel about putting them on a timer to shut off a few hours at night and just left my 2 return pumps run?? Kinda like the "lagoon effect" on MP40
How do you guys feel about putting them on a timer to shut off a few hours at night and just left my 2 return pumps run?? Kinda like the "lagoon effect" on MP40
Sikryd
hmm...Sweet!
I would just leave them how you have it setup. Running them on a wavemaker will end up costing you move money in the long run from them breaking.
I also wouldn't shut them off at night since if you have a power failure, you were already running low/no flow to nothing - you'll end up loosing more stuff quicker.
But you DO run 2 return pumps, so your kind of a glutton for punishment.
lolStill have it setup like that huh?
Mainstream Aquatics
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It all depends on what type of corals you have. If you are sps heavy, a wave maker is going to make a big difference. I'm not saying that cannot have a heavy sps stocked tank without a wavemaker, but adding one is going to help out a lot. Softies and LPS are what ever. Alternating pumps with lower flow will make everything look sweet but is nowhere near a necessity.
With that being said, I wouldn't even try to put a koralia on a wavemaker. They are not designed to start and stop continuously. Besides, they put out a nice soft flow so if you have two pumps, one on each side of the tank shooting directly at each other, the flow is going to get dispersed when the currents collide.
With that being said, I wouldn't even try to put a koralia on a wavemaker. They are not designed to start and stop continuously. Besides, they put out a nice soft flow so if you have two pumps, one on each side of the tank shooting directly at each other, the flow is going to get dispersed when the currents collide.
Amici
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I would suggest putting two of the K4's on the battery backup. They are 12w each and Mag 7 are 70w a piece so that would buy you alot of time. You need flow to oxygenate the water so they would be more efficient in a power outage situation.
Amici
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I agree with you 100%, however I do know a few people who did the "airline tubing mod" on them that keeps the prop from clattering at start up and some people claim it lengthens the life of the pump in on/off situations. I still would not recommend it.
