Trying Gorgs

es355lucille · #1 02-13-2011, 07:29 PM

Thanks for the info Snappy. They sure look nice......I will have to find a spot to put one!!

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With something like a corky finger you can attach a frag to rubble but will soon need to epoxy the rubble piece to a bigger rock because it will get too top heavy as it starts to grow up. IME they do well under most med-high flow & med light conditions.

skabooya · #2 02-13-2011, 10:02 PM

i have 1 k1 and a k2 as my flow. i had them in front of each and only inches from the light. i wonder if it was something in my water but i have no idea what.

daniella3d · #3 02-14-2011, 01:19 AM

Maybe too much flow. Mine are doing very well in low to moderate flow, but nothing strong. what type of T5 do you have? actinic? 10k? what else?

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Originally Posted by skabooya

i have 1 k1 and a k2 as my flow. i had them in front of each and only inches from the light. i wonder if it was something in my water but i have no idea what.

skabooya · #4 02-14-2011, 02:27 AM

ati blue plus and ati aquablue special hagen glo

daniella3d · #5 02-14-2011, 03:17 AM

I think that should be enough. If you think about it, I have about the same as you since my other 2 tubes are just actinic. I think the aquablue special is 12k if I remember well and that's what I have with a fiji purple.

My guess is that something else is going on in your tank, maybe too high temperature? Gorgonians usualy don't like too hot temperature. Do you have a refractometer to mesure your salinity or do you use a plastic tingy hydrometer? Do you have an automatic top off or do you top off manualy once in a while?

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ati blue plus and ati aquablue special hagen glo

skabooya · #6 02-14-2011, 05:06 AM

Temp is 77-79 because i have macro algae. During the summer heat I put ice water bottles in the tank to help cool it down. It really works. I have a refractometer. Salinity stays steady at 1.024 (yes the refractometer has been calibrated). I top off manually every 3 days, sometimes i dont have to do it for a week because there is very little evaporation. Since putting on a screen over my tank evaporation has cut down considerably so top off isint very much at all.

daniella3d · #7 02-14-2011, 10:35 AM

why is that? I have macro algae as well and the temp is 75F in one tank and 76F in the other.

That temperature should not kill gorgonians though but if it rise too much it could. Topping off every 3 days might make things fluctuate. I am more thinking now about your parameters being responsible rather than the light.

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Originally Posted by skabooya

Temp is 77-79 because i have macro algae. During the summer heat I put ice water bottles in the tank to help cool it down. It really works. I have a refractometer. Salinity stays steady at 1.024 (yes the refractometer has been calibrated). I top off manually every 3 days, sometimes i dont have to do it for a week because there is very little evaporation. Since putting on a screen over my tank evaporation has cut down considerably so top off isint very much at all.