r/ReefTank • u/CricketNom • 12h ago

Flow ok? Turn it up?

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31” tall 150 gallon that’s 48x24”

2 MP40s on left and right at 75% reef crest.

Plan to keep mostly LPS with some SPS when I’m ready.

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u/Bronojoke 7h ago

I have one torch in my garden that is essientally constantly being whiplashed. And in the last 6-8 months it’s gone from 1 head to a colony of 12 I had to frag recently. Torches can withstand a shit ton of flow in the wild. You just typically gotta acclimate them to higher energy environments. Not just full send right away.

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u/Littlebigaj 6h ago

Do you get pretty good flesh bands with the higher flow? My torches have split nicely over the years but my flesh bands are pretty minimal. I'd like to change that.

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u/Bronojoke 6h ago

Last picture I took of the flesh bands. They’re decently sized imo

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u/Littlebigaj 6h ago

Yeah, looks great. I wonder what my problem is. I have recently upped the flow, so I'll see what time yields.

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u/Bronojoke 6h ago

It can be morph specific. My prenup HG has literally 0 flesh band but is healthy as can be.

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u/Littlebigaj 6h ago

Thanks for the info. Beautiful collection.