Is it possible to have to much flow?

frank2005

frank2005

Member
okay i posted a thread earlier that asked if i could switch pumps for a 24 gallon nano cube and i went out today and the guy gave me a aqua clear powerhead with 400 gpm which i upgraded from a 290 gpm do you think this was a good choice or should i take it back. It seems to be working alright but i just wanted to know if there was such a thing as TOO much flow and if it could hurt my tank..
 
frank2005

frank2005

Member
my flower pot which i thought was dying because it never extended i see the tentacles starting to come out and my green star polyps never extended because half the time they were covered in cyano but now i see the most i have ever seen since i brought it home and y button polyps are opening bigger then before and it doesnt look like my fish are having trouble swimming so i think im alright what do you think?
 
moby

moby

Member
Sounds like to me you needed the extra flow! Good to hear its working out well. :happyfish
Post some pictures!
Moby
 
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deepsixer

Guest
when i first started my tank i had a really big mushroom but now he is all small and never opens the way he did. i wonder if it has to do with not enough flow.
 
fedukeford

fedukeford

Active Member
yes it is possible to have too much flow, if the fish cant swim and theres a sandstorm in the tank then you have too much flow
 
frank2005

frank2005

Member
so as long as my fish arent being shoved against the walls or the sand bed is being distrubed to the point that its a sand storm then im alright?
 
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