bluelair
08/16/2009, 11:00 AM
I keep mostly LPS, a few SPS, duncans, candy cane, 3 frogspawn colonies, one dendro head, a christmas tree worm rock, bunch of shrooms & rics (Florida) (all are well attached). I have a very large, bowling ball sized Green Star Polyps colony rock in the center. Also the various Kenya tree and Xenia, I don't really care about that so much, it grows like weeds.
Right now I run:
1. MaxiJet 1200 at one end with a Hydor Flo rotator attachment, on a timer on/off every 15 minutes, off at night.
2. other end is a Koralia Nano (because I had it), always on.
3. The return from the Fluval 304 (running same direction, but 45 degrees off, as the MaxiJet, always on), near the middle.
4. A Reef Octopus skimmer. The skimmer doesn't put out much flow.
Everything seems happy and I don't get much detritus buildup. The the GSP colony gets the most direct flow. (which is about 8 inches from the Fluval return), which seems to like it, and it creates a great aesthetic.
Is this enough? Enough variation? What signs should I look for to tell if I'm there or I require more?
Right now I run:
1. MaxiJet 1200 at one end with a Hydor Flo rotator attachment, on a timer on/off every 15 minutes, off at night.
2. other end is a Koralia Nano (because I had it), always on.
3. The return from the Fluval 304 (running same direction, but 45 degrees off, as the MaxiJet, always on), near the middle.
4. A Reef Octopus skimmer. The skimmer doesn't put out much flow.
Everything seems happy and I don't get much detritus buildup. The the GSP colony gets the most direct flow. (which is about 8 inches from the Fluval return), which seems to like it, and it creates a great aesthetic.
Is this enough? Enough variation? What signs should I look for to tell if I'm there or I require more?