Flow at night

[Vanquishxxxx]

should i leave all my powerheads on all the time or should i shut some down one down at night?

 

[fishyboi]

I think u should leave them on

 

[wrott]

I used to have a photoelectric cell plugged into one of my Tunze's, but now I just leave it full blast 24/7 w/ >80x turnover in a 65g--fish find hiding places and do fine.
If you ever go SCUBA/snorkeling on a reef, you would not hesitate to have as much flow as possible.

 

[tkeracer619]

Run them at night. No need to turn them off. I noticed the other day that I have a lot of night creatures that use this current. Such as tiny stars that drift around for hours at night.

 

[nmprisons]

the ocean still moves at night ... so should your tank water

 

[ReefBuilderNJ]

i only leave 2 out of 5 on all the time.

 

[geekreef_05]

....this query ends with another question:
'How much money are you willing to invest here?'

Cause the ultimate solution for a natural flow patter is to get a wavemaker of sorts and time your powerheads throughout the day to create random flow.

Although, your reef and inhabitants should do just fine if you leave all your powerheads on all the time.

 

[Vanquishxxxx]

ok thanks on 24/7 seems to eb the thing

 

[besl]

I shut off 4 of my 8 ph duirng feeding time only. Other thna that they are on 24x7.