Quote:
Originally Posted by
meowzer http:///t/387353/meowzers-led-build/920#post_3467143
WELL....My fish are excellent...LOL....BUT due to the "algae" issues I think my corals have suffered some....the BTA's are growing amazingly, as are the leathers, and ricordea, frogspawn, galaxea, and some other little zoas
The SPS
....I have not seen such great things .... Maybe I am just not meant to do sps.....I have growth....just NOTHING like I have seen on others threads....
Meowzer I know your pretty attentive to the tank, but what are your parameters.....
Quote:
Originally Posted by 2Quills http:///t/387353/meowzers-led-build/920#post_3467151
What kind of SPS may I ask? The algae issues would be one clue and may be THE or A reason for seeing poor results in the small stonies as which you are already well aware. What's happening with them, what do they look like? Sometimes changing over to diy led can lead to an excess of growth from the symbiotic algae in the coral tissue and it will cause some SPS to brown out. While this might not always be desirable for most it doesn't necessarily mean the coral is suffering.
Agree the algae issue is possibly a clue as to something going on within the tank, and I agree the switch to LEDs has been reported in some cases when the acclimation is to abrupt browning happens......
Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/387353/meowzers-led-build/920#post_3467152
I have a sunset monti that is growing....but really slow.....a deepwater acro that is doing very well.....a red planet table that is growing out...not up, a green velvet acro that is doing the same, a purple nana that is only growing out,
I know the algae was an issue.....most fuzzy's are gone now, BUT I still get some of the brownish stuff, but I blow it off everything every few days...IDK....I am going to do a good water change this weekend, and go from there....
I know you had mentioned about your feeding and supplementing regimen, but probably one of the biggest keys is water quality with SPS.....Not saying your off or quality isn't good, but if you actually sit and read some of the TOTM write ups and such you'll see that is a major area they stress. Some will tell you it's about your lights and what you feed, but that's honestly a very small portion of the equation.
>
Some of the growth your explaining about growing outward instead of up could have something to do with the flow inside the tank itself. You'll see people as their tanks mature/grow in that they have to reconfigure rock work and flow inside the tank, and flow would factor into the way a coral would grow IMHO.....
I know you had implemented a regimen of maintenance on your sand bed as well......I see nothing wrong and it honestly does need to be done probably yearly seeding your sand bed. Again I'm a big "instigator" about sand beds, and their maintenance, but they surely need to be "recharged" at some point and that would come from a cup or 2 from an outside source; but a trusted source as Corey pointed out......
Quote:
Originally Posted by
2Quills http:///t/387353/meowzers-led-build/920#post_3467153
Have you considered the idea that maybe the tank has reached an age where organics over time have finally built up to a point to where the current conditions can no longer sustain a lower nutrient environment without great difficulty?
Those nutrients would probably be at the top of my list of important suspects. Can't totally rule out the light but it sounds like everything else is doing pretty good.
Thought I'd share some pics that I snagged of tanks under diy leds.
Tank under leds for 8 months...
Tank under leds for 1.5 years...
Tank under leds for 10 months ....
ish.com/image/id/630673/width/350/height/263" target="_blank">
Tank under leds for 2 months (I think)...first month second month
Excellent pics Corey!!!!! Actually good proof for Seth as to the abilities of LEDs and for anyone else who thinks it's still a bit early.....
