Dead Spots

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  1. RickGrimes

    RickGrimes Spaghetti Worm

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    Whats the best way to check for areas where there is no flow in a tank?
     
    RickGrimes, Oct 7, 2009
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  2. mikejrice

    mikejrice 3reef Affiliate

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    When you feed look for areas where the food settles to the bottom.
     
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  3. BrianJ

    BrianJ Peppermint Shrimp

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    What I do is drop some flake food. If its a dead spot you can tell. In other words, what mike said. Sorry not much help!
     
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  4. Kelley11

    Kelley11 Peppermint Shrimp

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    If you have a pump or powerhead that you can attach an air hose to you can hook up an air stone and see how the bubbles travel (tiny bubbles work best). That is the easiest way I have found to check for dead spots. Hope this helps!

    Jay
     
    Kelley11, Oct 7, 2009
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  5. bioreefdude

    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    or follow a piece of pooh
     
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