Can someone pls tell me proper placement and water current for these acros

RowSonic · #1 07/25/2004, 07:09 PM

I have purple tip, birn nest and brown acropora right now and this one in the picture and they are at the very toip of my tank getting lots of light. Also I have a maxi jet 900 that is pointed towards them and it seems like they are getting too much wave. Is this ok? I will post a picture of this maxi jet pointed at them but can you pls tell me the best placement for them.

Also can you id the coral in this pic and tell me the best placement for it.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...icture_014.jpg

RowSonic · #2 07/25/2004, 07:10 PM

Btw, its the middle coral that I need to find out what is.

RowSonic · #3 07/25/2004, 07:23 PM

This is the picture of the maxi jet pointed at the acros and bird nest. The maxi jet that is near the overflow is about 9 inches away from the purple tip and its pointed at it directly.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...ni-Picture.jpg

EricHugo · #4 07/25/2004, 10:31 PM

I really can't tell what you have there - it almost looks like a Pocillopora. If so, that branching pattern and species tends to be shallow and relatively strong to very storng water flow. Seriatopora is usually pretty low flow and low to high light.

RowSonic · #5 07/26/2004, 06:46 AM

Yes, it is a pocillopora. Thanks a lot. Also is the maxi jet placement ok for these acros?

EricHugo · #6 07/26/2004, 08:50 AM

I don't see the AMxiJet, but since I can't, it means its far enough away that I seriously doubt it provides too strong of a flow velocity to the corals, and certainly not too much tank water flow