Heartbreak hotel

[Joe Reefer]

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Um, not really. Maybe I just don't get the funny part.....

The "I used all the meds on the tank" part.

[danny zubot]

Originally Posted by reef_raf
Um, not really. Maybe I just don't get the funny part.....
The "I used all the meds on the tank" part.
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Such a selfless act.

Tony, what is your light power output and cycle on that tank anyway? I think there might be something to Canuckgod420's suggestion that there is too much light. The only reason I might think this is valid is because I say a local reefer's tank that blew my mind, and he was running his lights for only 8 hours a day. I always thought that a reef needed minimum 10-12 hours to thrive, but I thought I'd try reducing my photo period and see what happens. Bam, within a week my SPS gained more color. So I increased my photo period to 10 hours from 8 recently just to see what would happen, and my SPS lost color. Go figure!

Of course, I have 400 watts over my tank which might play a huge roll in my experience. Anyway, free advice is worth what you pay for it. Lots of good theories in this thread anyway.

[Delphinus]

Well now that is very interesting. I run my halides for 10 hours over my 75g and the tank this coral was put in is run 12 hours (because there is no dawn/dusk cycle). The light is a single 250W halide. That is a really interesting observation...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Joe Reefer

The "I used all the meds on the tank" part.

Ok I thought it was stupid, not funny, I could have been in trouble, medically speaking. Would I do it again? Oh yea! I'm seein' the funny part now....

[Joe Reefer]

I know this is not on topic but I can attest to the halide theory. I am down to 8 hours a day. Color is ok.