SPS Dying

[Steve...]

Hi Guys,

Durring the Christmas season my sump broke as some of you might know. Since then, Concept has built be a new sump and everything is looking good. During the chaos with the sump leak, my power packs for my Radions have fried so I decided to order an ATI fixture from Concepts. Problem is, it wont arrive for another month and my SPS corals are slowly dying each day. I currently run a "Glo" t5 fixture from my old tank but its not cutting it. Is there anything I can do? Im afraid by the time my fixture comes in , all my sps corals are dead already. Seems like every time I come home, its getting worse. Just frustrated here.... Anything I can do??? I spent enough money on the new sump and new fixture, I don't want to spend more money on a temporary fixture for a month

[Aquattro]

You're right, a month will likely be too long. I'd try to borrow something or buy some used lights that you can resell close to what you paid for them.

[ronau]

What size is your tank? I may have a T5HO you can borrow.

[Steve...]

its a 6 foot tank about 30 inches deep

[ronau]

Yikes, nothing that big and I don't know if it'll penetrate that deep.

[Steve...]

lol, Im stuck

[dudley moray]

Go to the Home Depot and buy a couple led work lights their about 60$ a piece won't be pretty but it'll give some lumens

[LoJack]

Yikes 30" depth, not many inexpensive short term solutions for a tank of that depth.

I don't have much to offer, other than wishing some good luck. Maybe someone from Calgary will see the thread and have something you can borrow in the meantime.

[mike31154]

Can't get a replacement for the Radion power supply? What voltage & wattage do they produce? Maybe you can source something local to get them back up until the new lights arrive.

[gqlmao]

Maybe give Concepts a call, I've seen several Radion power supplys hanging out in their room. I am sure they can help you out.