lights too intense?
- Thread starter viet-tin
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reefnut
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That my friend is up to you. Maybe someone else has an opinion?? I like my 400s.
Basically when I add a sps coral they start on the sand bed for about a week and over the next two weeks they get moved up the rocks until they reach their destination. This has given me the best results.
With some LPS corals I added they were placed sheltered from the direct light for a few weeks and slowly pulled out until they were in direct light. Not sure if this was totally necessary but all three are doing really well. I have a frogspawn at the top of the rocks in full light that is growing like crazy...
I had some softies... toad stool, some finger leathers, cabbage coral (& still have Xenia) that all learned to love the light.
I did fry my schrooms...
Basically when I add a sps coral they start on the sand bed for about a week and over the next two weeks they get moved up the rocks until they reach their destination. This has given me the best results.
With some LPS corals I added they were placed sheltered from the direct light for a few weeks and slowly pulled out until they were in direct light. Not sure if this was totally necessary but all three are doing really well. I have a frogspawn at the top of the rocks in full light that is growing like crazy...
I had some softies... toad stool, some finger leathers, cabbage coral (& still have Xenia) that all learned to love the light.
I did fry my schrooms...
viet-tin
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For acclimating, since the mid section of the tank will be lit the most, i was thinking about putting my corals on the outside where the light isnt too strong then move them towards the mid section little by little. I think i will do that for softies and the bottom-top with sps
nm reef
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I run 2x400 10K Ushios & 2x110 actinic VHO's over a 100 and I've had very few issues with damage to any of the corals I keep. The majority of the softies/leathers/shrooms/zooanthids made the transition over to the new lighting and all of the additions since setting up the new lights have done fine. Care does need to be taken in regard to location...and careful acclamation would be wise. My major issue has been with temp...but even that problem has been manageable so far.
golfish
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Originally posted by viet-tin
would i have to purchase a chiller to help with my temp? im not building a canopy...its jus gonna hang over my tank. Maybe i can buy a fan and have it blow over the water? But if i need a chiller, what brand is best?
Are you asking if YOU would have to buy a chiller or if your cousin would have to buy one
I run 2x400 watt MH's over my open top 120, 30 gal fuge and 40 gal sump. My house stays 78 degrees and my chiller runs two to three times a day. I also have a large fan blowing over the top of the tank. But, my tank is in a closet, so the temp gets a little hotter in there even tho I have good air exchange. You wont know until you have it setup. Since its open top I'd run a good size fan. You might want to think about auto top off.
FWIW, I run a 1/3hp aqualogics chiller. I do recommend them.
