Is minimal flow enough for low tech?

[Sarpijk]

I was wondering(especially after reading some great low tech journals) whether less flow would be adequate in a low tech tank.

 

[Edvet]

Low tech doesn't need high flow, it can manage with very little flow

 

[Sarpijk]

That's the answer I was hoping for. I keep a pair of peacock gobies and I see how much they hate flow.

 

[BigTom]

I've run tanks with very low flow (even no flow at all) and lots of pants will be fine. Carpeting plants do tend to respond well to a moderate flow though in my experience. I'd probably aim for 2-4x turnover as a good compromise but there's no hard and fast rule really.

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[Sarpijk]

Thanks for the input Tom. I use a Fluval 305 but I have now switched the spraybar for a shepherd's hook.