i guess i had too much flow....

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  1. z.vernon

    z.vernon Bristle Worm

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    i was looking at my tank, and my hammer, and trumpet were a little upset and not as good looking as they could be. I had 2 Koralia 4 powerheads in my 55 tank as well as 2 600GPH powerheads..... i think this was way too much... i have since removed one koralia and positioned things a little differently. everything perked right up and opened up fully within about 20 minutes!!! Exciting right??? problem solving at it's best :)
     
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  2. jhawkor

    jhawkor Millepora

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    That is alot of flow for a 55 gallon....but from what I've heard you can never have too much flow just too much in one area.
     
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  3. z.vernon

    z.vernon Bristle Worm

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    that's the problem, i had too much flow in one area.... the area being my whole tank!!! hahaha i still have quite the flow with 2400GPH everything looks great though!
     
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  4. jhawkor

    jhawkor Millepora

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    Yeah I hear ya that's plenty of flow for a 55 and I'm pretty sure hammers don't like a lot of flow.
     
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  5. unclejed

    unclejed Whip-Lash Squid

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    I love it when a plan comes together!
     
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  6. james37128

    james37128 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    The real fleshy LPS don't like a whole bunch of flow.
     
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