So ive been debating with myself whether to turn my wavemakers off at night or not.
Ive read that especially with SPS corals, they need the night time to 'recover' or relax from getting pushed around during the day, and that more importantly, getting the same flow constant 24/7 can cause weird growth patterns.
How does everyone feel about this?? I feel like if you have a legit wave maker, then the whole weird growth pattern shouldnt apply, simply bc the wave makers dont just blow the polyps in one direction like a bunch of powerheads would, it creates a back and forth motion, which should create more balance.
Though my wavemaker, the Jebaeo RW8's synced together, does come with a night setting, I prefer to keep it off bc the pumps dont shut off at night, they just blow a constant flow and it pushes too much sand around in my tank. However, I dont want my SPS corals to start growing in an odd fashion, especially my monti.
So Im not sure which direction to go, Ive thought about hooking the wave makers up to a timer instead of using the night setting, that way the controller completely shuts off, but then Id have to resync them up in the morning and that would be a nuisance and I obviously dont want to go through all this trouble if I dont have to.
Ive read that especially with SPS corals, they need the night time to 'recover' or relax from getting pushed around during the day, and that more importantly, getting the same flow constant 24/7 can cause weird growth patterns.
How does everyone feel about this?? I feel like if you have a legit wave maker, then the whole weird growth pattern shouldnt apply, simply bc the wave makers dont just blow the polyps in one direction like a bunch of powerheads would, it creates a back and forth motion, which should create more balance.
Though my wavemaker, the Jebaeo RW8's synced together, does come with a night setting, I prefer to keep it off bc the pumps dont shut off at night, they just blow a constant flow and it pushes too much sand around in my tank. However, I dont want my SPS corals to start growing in an odd fashion, especially my monti.
So Im not sure which direction to go, Ive thought about hooking the wave makers up to a timer instead of using the night setting, that way the controller completely shuts off, but then Id have to resync them up in the morning and that would be a nuisance and I obviously dont want to go through all this trouble if I dont have to.
