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![]() Led are very intense, they may look dim to the eye but they'll definitely bleach sps, I know mine did.... You have to acclimate your Sps to led you can't just hook them up and turn it to full. I made a mistake when first getting led running them at 80%, montis and digi all bleached and never recovered. I run my sols at 30% just slowly raised it to 40% on the whites, blue and rb is 75%.
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![]() I appologize for the missing details. I actually have a swperate thread asking about the detailed portions of this problem.
Here's the quick and dirty: It's a Majestic angel... supposedly one of the least risky of the angels The 'lost' corals are generally STN. For the most part they have started dying from the base up, but there have been a few that have gone from the tips down. One of my only surviving SPS has anihilated tips, but seems healthy other than that... except no PE. Colours have gone down the toilet... nothing is vibrant anymore. I may have started my LEDs a little too fast... started at 30% and worked my way up to 80%... 5% every 3-5 days. ONce Istarted having issues, I turned them down to about 50% and worked my way up a lote slower. I now have them at 70%. Keep in mind that they are 12+ inches above the water line, and I'm only running 4 on a 48x30. This is why I'd like to get a meter. I'd like to find out if they are too strong, not strong enough, or OK. If they are OK, then maybe I can try another round of SPS...? Maybe it's as simple as them not being able to recover?? Something else to mention... my LPS are doing fine, and my clams and Zoas look better than ever. I'm at a loss... had I not spent $5K+ in the last year, I'd likely throw in the towel. Given the investment, and the fact that it's pretty much built into the basement, my wife would likely slit my throat.... so I'll tough it out.
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