Beginner SPS Reef Tank Flow | Acropora Flow Tips 

This is one of that very rare occasions where someone give you cristal clear directions on how something works. Thanks a lot for taking time to get that on video and share with us! Good to be someone's hero and you're mine!

Abe we need a video from you on daily, weekly monthly maintenence etc

1) Polyps moving 90 - 100% of the time. Perfect! 2) Most corals placed not in direct line of the pump grow more evenly, in general. 3) Tabling corals need flow under, besides strong light. 4) Tunze pumps are the most reliable ones!! Thumbs up, boy!

My goodness! You've got it figured out. The color of your corals speak for themselves. Well done 👏👏👏

Wow your sps are F ing amazing! Best I have seen on the interweb.

Wonderful video. Very much look forward to them at this point.

This is probably the best video about flow out there - going through the settings and working out a flow baseline based on turnover volume and then showing the polyp movement we should be looking at... GENIUS I also think that getting the tank rocking is important... but I didn't know about the Wavebox till I saw it - I have a Gyre for my build but I've definitely put a wavebox on my list for the build. Aaron's also said he changed his pumps to aim directly at the corals and got much better results. So now I can put the pumps behind the islands instead of in between them. So this is super helpful - thanks ;)

one of the best channels on YT :)

You've become my favorite reef vlogger. Great work. I am just north of you, next time I roll that way I'll hit you up and bring you a frag of something cool! I'd love to check out the system if you ever have guests. Keep up the great content!

Some of the best info out there on growing acro. Keep it up!

Wow what happened👍 your editing is 🔥 now Really like that looking forward to the next video

Love your confetti especially how it looks with all the flow.

Boom!! Another great video. Keep em coming

Stunning reef 😍. Great informational vid 👍🏻

Beautiful tank! I am a big fan of your corals!

Some beautiful acros you have in that frag system

Another quality video great information thanks for sharing

Great videos, I can’t believe I just ran into your channel, I thought I’ve seen all the reefing channels/videos lol until I ran into your interview with reef bum

Another great and informative episode from a great channel...Thank you so much for sharing this wealth of information bro..

Great Video! Learn something that I can put into practice! Keep up with your good work!

Damn another awesome vids bro! Just keep them coming!

Your videos are the best! I am about ready to buy my first acros from you. You have so much to choose from and I’m having a hard time picking what I want and what would be the best for my tank. Ha ha

Love the videos you do, I use mp40s and jaybo cross flow wave makers. They have not of power and you dont really get dead spots. Over current and undercurrent!

I realy enjoy your tips and videos 🤓👍

Great advise

I run my 200 gallon mixed reef with a single pump, a Jebao CP-150 and it's not on full power. It's near the surface on the overflow, so I have no pumps on the glass. Just a few stags. Having no visible pumps really makes the tank look very natural.

Great job as always.

Love the video acros look amazing 😉

There was a BRS video recently where they tested different amounts of flow/pumps (66x/132x, sparsely arranged tanks) on identical tanks with several sps frags: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BpBOD_EiDrU.html They checked for coral growth (alk consumption, coral weight) and visual differences in each tank and found no significant effect. My interpretation is, there is a need for sufficient flow for the sps to thrive, but no "the more the better"-effect. Obviously, a somehow alternating current removes detritus etc better than a constant, unidirectional flow and may be in a way more stimulating for the corals. But having a bunch of different flow patterns over the day seems to be more like a gimmick to me.

Stunning tank

Going to add a 4th mp40 to my tank. Can’t wait to get those frags. “TX Punisher” keep the vids coming. ~Ryan

yes I've heard flow is important

Awesome video, im currently trying to tweak the flow in my tank since i want a mixed reef and dont want my lps to get blasted. What i have so far is 1 mp40 on the bottom corner at reefcrest 80% and the front mp40 in pulse mode 60%.

Excellent flow overview for as stated all stick tank.... However, I have mixed reef and it gets tricky ...

I love this explanation of flow! I know you’re wondering why 😁😁 so I’ll tell you - it’s because I too, use multiple powerheads with some directing laminar flow straight at the acros at the top of the tank. This flow intersects with the flow from the Random Flow Generator nozzle from the other direction. Because I have a mixed reef, I need areas of more subtle but still turbulent flow and using multiple powerheads with the RFG does it in spades. But one thing I’ve never done is calculate the actual turnover, so I’m going to do that.....🤓 I always enjoy looking at your tanks, thank you for the eye candy you’ve shown us here! 👍🏻👍🏻

Awesome flow demonstration..

Hello, I have a problem, I have a 300L LPS fish tank, I have been trying to large flow, but I found that when I increased the flow to 20-30 times, MY LPS shook in the water very much, I was very upset. May I ask about the amount of circulation required for the LPS tank

Great insight 👍

Hi :) can you say me your tunze wavebox settings ? Great video about flow ❤

Top channel!

Hi bro. Thanks for the great info.... q is for my 130G sps tank which wavemker is good? & how many heads need to put ..please guide.. fot now I have 2 jebao .25..55 but not enough water movement or can say not proper care.. hope u get my massage & advice me thanks in advance ☺

Hey man, thank you for your videos, they are great! A quick question, do you reduce the flow at night? If you do, how much do you reduce it? Thanks

Dear Abe how you run your both MP40? You tell 100% at Mode Reef Crest....but do both run at the same time or time-shifted? And the other two run also at the same time? BR Artur

do you take coraline algae off the flow pumps ? if so, why and how ?

What are your thoughts on the wave box. I have 4 powerheads and considered using the two across the back to create a similar standing wave to the tunze while the two at the front run a more typical mode. Do you think the pattern from the wave box provides and unique benefits?

What your opinion on gyres. Why no grye?

Thanks for the video. 24 hour reefcrest mode??? Thank you.

Show more close ups please love your colors

What mode do you keep your vortech pumps on?

Wunderful Tank and Video, Thanks so mutch. I have a Question: What is your Favorite Modi for the MD Pumps, only the Reef and Lagoon or other the most Time ?

Hello, I just found your blog, it is wonderful. Please can you tell me which brand is rotary wave generator, thanks.

I like to ask, is flow speed when i on light is same when the the light off?or shall i reduce the flow once the light is off?

nice!

Seems that you like tunze pumps lol... Are they as easy to clean like the ecotech?

I have a 40 galon 2 ft long tank, for this particular one, would you recommend to add a Gyre 4K or Vortech M40 for starters?

Do you recommend using cross overs or rather use various pumps on different parts of the tank ?

This may be a dumb question but do you have to drill a hole in the tank

Muito legal 😁

Hey waiting for a new video 😅😛

nice tank! do your vortechs run in sync or antisync? thx

Hello,I have a 100g reef that is about 7 months old. I was thinking about removing the sandbed, so I can increase flow. What are your thoughts? Would this release chaos and throw my parameters off?

What if your acros don’t have PE 😂 like mine

Mega Video, Gratulations from Germany. At 2:26....what kind of acro is it? Millepora?

at 2:44 the green polyped acro, what kind is that? :)

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I think I need to turn up my flow

What do you dose to make your corals color up so brightly?

Do most Acropora have such extended polyps as yours?

Tunze runs in pulse mode on your sea sweep?

Do you have them on 24/7?

How much white light. How long...

Man, I bet you have a hellacious electric bill LOL

i do 1 hour...