Too Much Flow? Too Little? Too Much Light? Too Little Light?

[seth16]

I have a couple SPS in my tank, and they have been growing fine under my T5's and my maxijets, BUT i knew i needed new pumps, so i baught two Seio 1100's off of Morgan and put them in the tank, i spent a good amount ot time strategically placing them perfectly so that everything would get MAXIMUM flow. Well, since yesterday (when i got them), some of my SPS seem to be acting weird. Like i have a small frag of some Acro that looks like a couple polyps have "fallen" off, and it is just small lighter colored spots where they should be coming out...it does not look like bleaching, my camera cannot focus in on it,it is VERY blurry, but i am doing my best to explain. um... I dont know what could have changed, i thought that SPS could never get TOO much flow (well, to an extent)...and i think the lighting was fine, they are up high, and all of the polyps are out and colorful...IDK, maybe nothing is wrong and i am just seeing things, but i just wanted to see if anyone else had a problem like this at one point and could give some advice.

Thanks,
Seth

 

[jsl6v8]

I got myself some koralia 4s which doubled my PH flow last week, and my corals were acting funny for a day then went back. You said Maximum flow which to me sounds like you may be blasting them, in which case you may want to move some things around. Oh and the light sounds fine.

 

[seth16]

Here is a pic of the tank, that is which the new pumps...
sorry about the blurriness, IDk what is wrong with my camera

 

[seth16]

Well, not BLASTING them...the pumps actually dont seem to put out alot of flow, but what i meant was that i thought that SPS could not ever have too muc of it. and from the pumps i have, yes, it am trying to give all my corals the maximum flow avaialble from the pumps.

 

[jsl6v8]

I personally would move the powerheads closer to the center or even front of the tank.

 

[seth16]

There is no place to put them, in thr front, it would look WAY too tacky (i already have too many tacky things on my tank)...and also, the center is covered with rock, and i am afraid to move any of it (it love the arrangement as it is).

They are getting asmuch flow as if an MJ was next to them, so not a Crapload, but alot

 

[jsl6v8]

go ahead and leave it like it is the corals should adjust in a day or so, if not you might want to consider moving somethings around.

 

[seth16]

i will if nothing heals..thanks for the help. I will see in a day or so if anything has changed back

 

[DJChesnutRabbit]

SPS's can take quite a bit of flow. You have seen mine and I have my outlet, mag 18, and 2 PH's on my SPS's. I'm going to assume you and Dan got your SPS's from the same place ?

They can be pretty delecate and there could be something else going on.
Both your setups are still new too.

 

[seth16]

My tank is now 5 months old, and i got my SPS from ORCA meetings, John, and Mac. Dan has gotten them differently. my corals are not doing what Dans are donig, mine simply have a couple spots where it looks like a small peice has borken off, no fuzz or white slime...

 

[ryanhayes96]

my tank is like 6 moths old and i got them from orca meetings. the olny thing thats dieing is the digi. i think i burned it

 

[cham]

1. What is your phosphate levels? Phosphates are public enemy #1 with SPS and will do the most harm the fastest.

2. Alk stability is very importiant too.

Ph & temp swings are importiant, but IME you really can get away with these running around a little, as long as #1 & 2 are in line.

Pay Marcye $5 to test your P04 with her colorimeter. Its the only real way to get a good reading on a very importiant parameter.

 

[jsl6v8]

ahh marcye and her wonderfully fancy equipment, she might as well run a full lab back there, she is almost there lol.

 

[seth16]

what is a colorimeter?

my alk is at 420 and my PH is at 7.9

 

[cham]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9924061#post9924061 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seth16
what is a colorimeter?

my alk is at 420 and my PH is at 7.9

A very expensive piece of lab equipment that acurately measures phosphates.