Newest additions.Clam and Chalice
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novahobbies
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Nice Chalice! I'd love to keep one, but every chalice frag I've tried has bleached out. I've tried them a couple times in my horse tank under 150w MH. It's a 24" tall tank, and I've tried them mid-level, low level, shaded, and even up high. If you've kept them before, can you give me any pointers? I'd love to keep a large chalice in my 110g display, but I'm afraid my LEDs would fry the heck out of it!
novahobbies
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The chalices I had were in the seahorse tank, which has a 150w MH bulb and two 14w actinic T5s. I wouldn't have thought that this would be too much light, but I suppose it's possible. I have LEDs (two CCLEDFs) over my 110g tank, and I've been hesitant to try chalices because I KNOW my LEDs have bleached out some low-light LPS corals before. So I'm very interested to see how yours does....it looks beautiful, and I really hope yours does well.
Other possible reasons my chalices never made it in the horse tank: Seahorses are messy, and there is always a 20-30 average ppm Nitrate level in there. Caulerpa macro in the tank might be releasing a chemical that affects the chalice more than any other coral in the tank. There are minimal phosphate readings (low due to the macro's uptake) and the temperature might have been too low for their long-term care as well....horse tank is 74-75 degrees, never more than 75.
Other possible reasons my chalices never made it in the horse tank: Seahorses are messy, and there is always a 20-30 average ppm Nitrate level in there. Caulerpa macro in the tank might be releasing a chemical that affects the chalice more than any other coral in the tank. There are minimal phosphate readings (low due to the macro's uptake) and the temperature might have been too low for their long-term care as well....horse tank is 74-75 degrees, never more than 75.
novahobbies
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Hey bud, refresh my memory...what kind of LEDs are you running?
mr. limpid
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/394152/newest-additions-clam-and-chalice#post_3508106
The chalices I had were in the seahorse tank, which has a 150w MH bulb and two 14w actinic T5s. I wouldn't have thought that this would be too much light, but I suppose it's possible. I have LEDs (two CCLEDFs) over my 110g tank, and I've been hesitant to try chalices because I KNOW my LEDs have bleached out some low-light LPS corals before. So I'm very interested to see how yours does....it looks beautiful, and I really hope yours does well.
Other possible reasons my chalices never made it in the horse tank: Seahorses are messy, and there is always a 20-30 average ppm Nitrate level in there. Caulerpa macro in the tank might be releasing a chemical that affects the chalice more than any other coral in the tank. There are minimal phosphate readings (low due to the macro's uptake) and the temperature might have been too low for their long-term care as well....horse tank is 74-75 degrees, never more than 75.
I believe you have your reason why it didn't make it.
Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/394152/newest-additions-clam-and-chalice#post_3508106
The chalices I had were in the seahorse tank, which has a 150w MH bulb and two 14w actinic T5s. I wouldn't have thought that this would be too much light, but I suppose it's possible. I have LEDs (two CCLEDFs) over my 110g tank, and I've been hesitant to try chalices because I KNOW my LEDs have bleached out some low-light LPS corals before. So I'm very interested to see how yours does....it looks beautiful, and I really hope yours does well.
Other possible reasons my chalices never made it in the horse tank: Seahorses are messy, and there is always a 20-30 average ppm Nitrate level in there. Caulerpa macro in the tank might be releasing a chemical that affects the chalice more than any other coral in the tank. There are minimal phosphate readings (low due to the macro's uptake) and the temperature might have been too low for their long-term care as well....horse tank is 74-75 degrees, never more than 75.
I believe you have your reason why it didn't make it.
novahobbies
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Hope so too! I have my Favites all the way on the bottom and even partially shaded, and it's still a little faded in areas where the light is hitting directly. We really need to band together and get a SWF.com forum PAR meter that we loan around to members with a collateral payment. I'd love to know what my PAR is for these lights.
sweatervest13
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/394152/newest-additions-clam-and-chalice#post_3508714
Hope so too! I have my Favites all the way on the bottom and even partially shaded, and it's still a little faded in areas where the light is hitting directly. We really need to band together and get a SWF.com forum PAR meter that we loan around to members with a collateral payment. I'd love to know what my PAR is for these lights.
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Originally Posted by novahobbies http:///t/394152/newest-additions-clam-and-chalice#post_3508714
Hope so too! I have my Favites all the way on the bottom and even partially shaded, and it's still a little faded in areas where the light is hitting directly. We really need to band together and get a SWF.com forum PAR meter that we loan around to members with a collateral payment. I'd love to know what my PAR is for these lights.
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