I need some Help - Little to no growth

Parker · #1 07-28-2010, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Oh ya, way too high. Check salinity, and double check ca test kit. 650 should cause a lot of precipitate.

No precipitate, I'll go retest that one.

Skimmerking · #2 07-28-2010, 05:59 AM

Robb Nitrates are going to slow your growth down too.

#3 07-28-2010, 07:13 AM

get a mag test kit if it is low it will slow groth quite abit. +1 on nitrates. CA to high coral will eat it up just do not dose any ca till it comes down.

Bill

4lti7ude · #4 07-28-2010, 08:44 AM

I noticed you said 2 bulbs were over a year old?
Might be time to change them.

Parker · #5 07-28-2010, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

Go look for a post I did a few weeks back on that exact question. Lots of good info there

I read through the thread, good advice in there.

gobytron · #6 07-28-2010, 02:15 PM

without actinics, I would be running at least an 8 hour halide cycle...

Parker · #7 07-28-2010, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gobytron

without actinics, I would be running at least an 8 hour halide cycle...

What's your thinking behind the increased light cycle? Light longer because I have reduced light output with out actinics, or light longer because I'm not providing light in the Actinic spectrum?

I'm not sure lighting longer just because of the reduced par of not having actinics would be the sollution, I'm putting a lot of light in the tank with the 3ea 400w 14k DE halides no?. I'm willing to try though. I have the retrofit T5's I intended to use for Actinics but I haven't gotten around to installing them yet.