How much current?

[El Capitan]

Hey guys and girls, new to the forum and just set up my new 65 gallon tank. I have some soft corals ( ployps, mushrooms and something else) and was wonderingn how much current I should supply these soft corals. As of right now I have a a CA 2200 in the tank that supplies all the current and think it might be a bit to much. What do you think?

[Caball362]

Welcome To TRT !

Ahh i see I think its not the right kinda Flow. Most softies like lower flow so they arnt Wiping around .
O ya what part of Fl you in ?

[depitch]

Welcome to TRT!!

850 GPH for a 65 gallon tank is not much.

For soft corals you may not need 40 to 50 times the tank volume (2500 to 3200 GPH) but good flow reduces detritus on the Live Rock and retards nuisance algae growth.

Depending on you budget and type of corals, you can use multiple power-heads on a wave timer on have constant flow through the LR. Or a combination of both, which I use on my 90 Gal.

I would personally start with about 2000 GPH total flow for soft corals, use the CA for flow the LR( two would be better) for now and consider purchasing a couple of power-heads for circulation.

JMO

Doug

[Loverotties]

Welcome to TRT!You want them to move ,but not like they are going to up root.

[El Capitan]

Originally Posted by Caball362

Welcome To TRT !

Ahh i see I think its not the right kinda Flow. Most softies like lower flow so they arnt Wiping around .
O ya what part of Fl you in ?

I live in Palm Coast.


Thanks for all the info