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![]() well, you forgot to mention the 10g part. Probably look through the nano threads to what people use.
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![]() If I had a 10G, I would definitely look into something like this (the 150w version).
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![]() tks for the info&links
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![]() Back when I had T5 HO teklights they bleached my first SPS I ever got
![]() I'm going to be seeing if 150W 14k aquatinic lighting with PC actinics will be enough for SPS on my little 24g tank. It's only 16" deep and running zeovit too *crosses fingers*. I think water clarity has a part in it too. With my softies and LPS (again in my previous tank) I started running active carbon and the water all of a sudden cleared. I had a few colonies bleach on me. I've been reading all of advanced aquarist's articles on coral colouration too and I think from looking at the articles as a whole it's the symbiotic algae that needs the light. If you can supply sustenence to your coral through other means then the coral can thrive in a lower light environment. For instance if you have mature rock providing lots of microfauna or even the bio supplementation products that could be magic or could be snake oil ![]() I think the actual studies on lighting and colouration in corals being done by advanced aquarist are quite exciting but I'm a geek that way :X
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![]() Hmm, keep it coming, this forum is giving me a good idea of what I need if I wish to keep acropora
So carbon is bad for the corals? Did your corals get their color back? I'm planning on running my filter with carbon *and some LR rubble, maybe some algea stuff*, which now I'm wondering if it could cause the corals problems. So a live rock which has colonies of microfauna*looks up quickly lol*, oh well that told me allot, so if i have a live rock with colonies of small/microscopic animals, the acropora color will be aided? |
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![]() When you say SPS what do you mean? There are so many different types with so many different light requirements. Has anyone ever kept Acropora is a 10G long term? Lighting requirements aside, I thing it would be a real pain to keep the water parameters stable enough for them... unless you hooked it up to a 50G sump.
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![]() Ya I think Rob makes the best point. Light will be the least of your issues. Unless you have a large sump LOL
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![]() lol, I would definitally be waiting a long time to make sure my parameters were nice and level, before adding SPS corals. By SPS i mean high light requireing corals, such as *yea my favorite, although hardest to keep* Acropora.
lol, just run a sump line a few miles to someone elses tank, yea that would likely be easier. Well I was thinking about an internal sump that would be about 3 gallons, possibly a section or end of the 10 gallon which was seperate from the coral section. Containing LR rubble, algea and other good stuff. |
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![]() the problem with a 10G ( I had 1 for about 1 year) Is that it is very hard to get stable. Evaporation alone can cause such huge changes to the water make up.
unlike larger tanks smaller changes effect a 10G huge J |