Too much current?

[auximage]

So I've decided to try again with fish in my reef tank. My first experience lasted about 4 days and I was so broken hearted and felt bad for the poor guy that didn't make it I've not thought about another for months. Anyway, I got a pair of clowns tonight, and watching them swim around their new home I started to think (oh no, here he goes again).

Is it possible to have too much current in a tank that the fish 'wear themselves out'? Might seem like a stupid question, but thought I'd ask anyway (and because I've been told over and over that there is no such thing as a stupid question).

 

[SnowManSnow]

how much current do you have? what size tank? what kind of pumps? where are they?

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[auximage]

I have:

2 Atman PH-1100 power heads (1380 l/h, roughly 360 G/h each) but one of them is powering my protein skimmer. This is a 20G high tank.

 

[ChrisRD]

That should be fine. If there's a really high velocity stream coming out of the powerhead outlet that knocks the fish around you can always bank it off the rocks or glass to soften the current.

 

[mr_X]

my clowns always liked the current. they went out of their way to swim into it and then let it blow them across the tank. back and forth, back and forth..all day long :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

So I've decided to try again with fish in my reef tank. My first experience lasted about 4 days and I was so broken hearted and felt bad for the poor guy that didn't make it I've not thought about another for months. Anyway, I got a pair of clowns tonight, and watching them swim around their new home I started to think (oh no, here he goes again).

Is it possible to have too much current in a tank that the fish 'wear themselves out'? Might seem like a stupid question, but thought I'd ask anyway (and because I've been told over and over that there is no such thing as a stupid question).

In a word, no. If you have ever had a chance to experience the currents where some clowns are found (of many species) then you would not worry. A fat-bodied goldfish, however, is another matter entirely.

 

[auximage]

Well, this makes me feel a bit better. They seem to be pretty happy so far, and have found the eddies (sp?) in the tank as well. They've not taken to the anemone that I've gotten in there, but from what I've read, they can be particular.

Thanks again guys.