Coral placement

[Lizbeth90]

I’m having a REAL hard time trying to place my coral. I have a nuvo 20 the return pump is a 251 gph but it’s on the lowest setting. I have two powerheads beind the rock one 425 gph and one 240 gph. Alternating when they go on and off. I started off with the coral on the bottom and slowly moved them up but it seems the current is too strong. Even if I completely shut off the 425 and only keep the 240 gph.

[biofool12]

What kind of corals do you have? SPS, LPS, Softies, etc? 

[Lizbeth90]

Mainly lps. My trumpets do very well anywhere I place them. My hammer wall starts to tuck in once I try to move it away from my sand bed and my torch

[Butchy21]

Finding the best spots for powerheads can be a chore but once you find a good flow it is worth the effort in the long run.  For euphyllia you have to try a few places to see where it opens up and looks happy.  If no place works with changing the flow- water parameters may be the culprit. 

 

Otherwise you can make a rock wall to give them a more calm area, or bounce the powerhead off the back glass or rock, or move the compact filter if you have one to adjust it's water output into the tank.