annoyed.

[shmibly]

I actually have my pump in the same exact placement as yours jarett, I also have fine sand. I have come to the conclusion that on constant mode, there really isnt a way to keep the sand from blowing around, because I also tried to put a layer of sand of bigger grain size over my fine sand and that didnt work either, and I have a 90. Its alotta flow man, think about it, you have 4 leds not lit, and the pump is capable of 3200 gph...so you're somewhere around mid 2k gph all in one direction? It sucks to say but the pump is just really powerful. Mine will stop blowing sand around in constant mode when I am a little less than 50 % power, which is still like 1600 gph. You can put another pump in on the same side as your mp40, but lower towards the sandbed to counteract the undertow which pushes the sand around but it may destroy the wave motion.

 

[MikeC]

I'm currently using this

Mike at Tropical island has this in stock.
My christmass wrasse don't seem to mine it.
If your going to go with new sand check this link out people who use it generally love it and will be my next sand
http://premiumaquatics.com/aquatic-supplies/TE-TE03616R30.html

 

[Jarrett]

i tried another pump on the other side and it just made everything chaotic.

 

[Jarrett]

ill look into that, thanks mike

 

[Jarrett]

im contemplating just taking all the sand out and leaving the sand in the back for the wrasses, idk if thats going to look stupid or not, or i might just take the tank down and come back in the future when i can afford it. who knows

 

[sunny]

Beautiful tank Jarrett.

Did you try and push the pump towards the back side of the tank? Like put it 6 inches out of the back wall?

 

[Jarrett]

Thank You, but i cant my rock work isn't flat along the back it comes out forward towards the front so anywhere i put it other then where i have it its either blowing directly at a rock, or directly at one of my favorite corals that is encrusted and cant be moved.

 

[Jaftica]

turn the wetside with the area where it has no grill towards the sand, and lower the pump in the tank...its not really that difficult, u have to play with it a while to you find a spot that works...also try lowering it to like 30%

 

[Jarrett]

did all that man, doesn't make any difference at all. and lowering the pump wouldn't help anything it would make it worst. which it was when i did have it lower then where it is now.

 

[JOHANNA]

I have some aragonite sand. Nice and heavy. If you want it let me know. Pickup in Riverhead

 

[jay79]

I have the same pump and same size tank with mostly sps also I keep mine in reef crest at 75% no problems with sand or corals

 

[Jarrett]

i think i got it guys, i bumped the power down closer to 50% and i took some rock out on the left side to let the flow disperse easier over there, and the tank is finally clear and seriously night and day in the corals color and PE, they seem much better now without the sand being blown all over the tank and clouding everything up.

 

[MikeC]

Yay congrats, see we new you could do it

 

[Jarrett]

yup just got to figure out to take this off night mode now. because with the pump only being at 50% i see no reason to use night mode.

 

[lnevo]

Easy...just unplug it. That will lose your night mode setting. I would still use it though...your call.

 

[Jarrett]

alright ill think about it i am just so happy to finally come home to a clear tank, its been cloudy for so long it feels like! lol

 

[Jarrett]

so pumps will run all day, then at 12:00 at night night mode will go on for 6 hours and then back to NTM mode all day. i think i am pretty happy with where i am at. the main thing for the night mode i think is so i don't have to hear it rev up and down while i sleep. i don't think the corals will mind 6 hours of calmness.

 

[lnevo]

FYI, you can also set night mode to only be a 75% drop in % instead of the default...