Comments on: Have A Soft Flow For Better Polyp Extension http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/have-a-soft-flow-for-better-polyp-extension/ Information And Resources For Anyone Interested In Aquarium Fish, Saltwater Aquariums, Tropical Fish, Home Aquariums. Aquarium Care, Aquarium Equipment And Much More. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Cunningham http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/have-a-soft-flow-for-better-polyp-extension/comment-page-1/#comment-22809 Peter Cunningham Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:35:10 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/?p=715#comment-22809 Hi, I think you are very right there in relation to flow being very important and I also believe that this in an area which is hugely overlooked by a lot of aquarists. Flow is required in an aquarium however not just any flow. We can't just slap a couple of power heads into the aquarium and hope that it will be ok. We need to ensure that the correct type of water movement is created and that the flow from the powerhead/pump will not damage any corals. Some of the the larger ones have a lot of power! There of course is also another way which can be used which is actually my preferred method which is closed loop. Hi, I think you are very right there in relation to flow being very important and I also believe that this in an area which is hugely overlooked by a lot of aquarists.

Flow is required in an aquarium however not just any flow. We can’t just slap a couple of power heads into the aquarium and hope that it will be ok. We need to ensure that the correct type of water movement is created and that the flow from the powerhead/pump will not damage any corals.

Some of the the larger ones have a lot of power!

There of course is also another way which can be used which is actually my preferred method which is closed loop.

]]> By: Coralife Aqualight http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/general/have-a-soft-flow-for-better-polyp-extension/comment-page-1/#comment-22728 Coralife Aqualight Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:13:17 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/?p=715#comment-22728 Awesome article, Flow is hugely important!! The pumps being referred to come in four major brands: Maxi Jet + Sureflow Mod - Avg Pump, can be noisy Korallia 1,2,3, & 4 - Avg Pump, Weak spot in the pivot joint. Tunze 6060+ - High End Pump, Slightly Large Vortech - High End Pump, Expensive, External Mount and Battery Backup. Awesome article, Flow is hugely important!! The pumps being referred to come in four major brands:

Maxi Jet + Sureflow Mod – Avg Pump, can be noisy
Korallia 1,2,3, & 4 – Avg Pump, Weak spot in the pivot joint.
Tunze 6060+ – High End Pump, Slightly Large
Vortech – High End Pump, Expensive, External Mount and Battery Backup.

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