Can you watch my video and tell me if I have enough surface movement?

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  1. Ranchero

    Ranchero Plankton

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    I had to move my hydor down lower into the tank because it was causing any coral on the far right side of my tank to get ripped to shreds.
    Now I have very little movement on the surface of my water and I want to know if thats bad?
    You can see in the video that the rotating powerhead breaks the surface every few seconds and my HOB filter is always breaking the surface just slightly but the left side of the tank is still.

    YouTube - surface movement in reef tank
     
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  3. LCP136

    LCP136 Sailfin Tang

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    IMO you could use a tiny bit more but it also depends on how good a skimmer you have.
     
  4. Ranchero

    Ranchero Plankton

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    This is a 46g tank with a 100ss octopus surface skimmer.
     
  5. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    You could just place another powerhead on the side of the tank and aim it up a little. How big is your tank and what size hydor do you have?
     
  6. Ranchero

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    46g hydor #3
     
  7. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    yeah I would just add another hydor a 2 or even a 1 on the other side of teh tank. Point them upwards and towards the center of the tank so that they bounce off the middle glass