SPS question

fishytime · #1 11-04-2011, 03:17 AM

a 4 bulb t5 may be ok, but if your gonna start getting into sps then I would want more light.....both of those will need to be up high.....and the second coral (acropora abrotanoides) can be quite a challenging coral (at least it was for me)

Aquattro · #2 11-04-2011, 03:25 AM

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.and the second coral (acropora abrotanoides) can be quite a challenging coral (at least it was for me)

I'll second Doug's comments on that, mine just doesn't want to color up. I'm hoping for more out of mine, time will tell.

fishytime · #3 11-04-2011, 03:30 AM

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I'll second Doug's comments on that, mine just doesn't want to color up. I'm hoping for more out of mine, time will tell.

well your a better man than I

........I would have been happy to have mine just not color up....Ive tried two colonies and Ive lost two colonies.....I just didnt seem to have what it needed

Aquattro · #4 11-04-2011, 05:19 AM

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well your a better man than I

........I would have been happy to have mine just not color up....Ive tried two colonies and Ive lost two colonies.....I just didnt seem to have what it needed

Mine's still pretty new. I may join you in the loss department soon enough

lastlight · #5 11-04-2011, 05:26 AM

Mine's already branching... you guys need more nutrients lol =)

Of course the frags are ALL branching because they know I'm sorta screwed for space on my racks. Go figure...

Oilers · #6 11-04-2011, 05:27 AM

More nutrients?? How?? What do you use?

Aquattro · #7 11-04-2011, 05:32 AM

To be fair, mine is a recent frag, and so far is still in good shape. Just not the color I'd like it to be.

As for nutrients, I feed my fish a lot, so I'm sure I've got lots of "nutrients"

lastlight · #8 11-04-2011, 05:32 AM

Lol I'm just joking.

It's Murphy's Law coral edition. I have no space so they wanna grow. If they had space they'd likely STN on me

Very nice piece you have there!

Oilers · #9 11-04-2011, 03:42 AM

Doug, I had metal halide before but decided to switch over to T5 since I only had LPS and soft corals in my tank before. I was only interested in things that move, hence all the anenomes, torches, etc in my tank. I guess I'll see how these two guinea pigs go then I'll see if I need to upgrade or just switch back to MH. It could be another expensive addiction on its way

Hopefully, by that time, LED would come down in price enough as well.

Rice Reef · #10 11-04-2011, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

I'll second Doug's comments on that, mine just doesn't want to color up. I'm hoping for more out of mine, time will tell.

Brad,

We got this the same time... this is still in my tank

but not for long as it is going to its rightful owner this weekend.