Too much light?

[shista]

Hi everyone, i have 60 watts of LED lights (ecoray 60 fixture) 30 blue and 30 white. I have a 44 gallon pendagon tall tank and was wondering if this light is too much... I have some new zoas i bought about 2 weeks ago and they are having trouble opening all the way (midtank). My kenya tree that is all the way at the bottom of the tank was fine for the past 3 weeks but is shriveled the past 2 days. I also have some Cheato on the side of the tank that is turning half brown on the side that is hitting the light... I don't have much experience with LED fixtures and don't know what it equals in MH wattage. I have a harry mushroom that is looking great.
my parameters
p.h 8.2
amm- 0
trite- 0
trate- 10
calcium- 450
Alk- 2.6
2- true perculas
rainfords goby
sixline wrasse
royal gramma

 

[nikesb]

how high is it off the top of the water?
ecoray claims par numbers close to a 400w metal halide. but id bet closer to a 250w with good reflectors.
if thats true than you should be getting close to 300 par at 24" directly under the light. your zoas might be getting well over 300 par and would need ot be acclimated to that much par

 

[shista]

It is on my canopy so it is only about 3 inches off the water, and about 30 inches from the sandbed. I just put the zoas on the bottom near the sand, ill see how they look tomorrow. why would the kenya tree be looking shrunk if it is at the bottom? thanks for the help

 

[nikesb]

what lights did you have before. even 50 more par may be enough to shock a coral if its been use to low lighting before.

 

[shista]

I have been using the same light, they are all fairly new, i know my LFS had them it way lower lights.

 

[a&a2]

What happens if you shock them?

 

[shista]

Okay so after moving the zoas on the bottom, i had to move some rockwork and the water got cloudy... 2 days later half the zoos are open and the other half look like they are decaying. Is this normal after touching them and having them shocked with cloudy water? they look even worse than when they were higher up , but i dont want to touch them and bother them anymore

 

[shista]

now only about 2 of the few zoos are open, the other ones are closing up and shrinking. Could this of happened from touching them too much? i had to move them and glue them several times

 

[nikesb]

zoas touching each other shouldnt be a problem.
are you sure your zoas are healthy?

 

[shista]

they dont look that healthy... and i meant that i have been touching them alot, and maybe that is why they are so stressed and some are shrinking

 

[nikesb]

any brownish stuff over them? or white spots?.
check for pests and diseases.

 

[shista]

nope, they actually look pretty clean. it looks like some of them have been squashed. Some of the really small ones from the sides turned brown and dissapeared.

 

[nikesb]

did you dip this before putting it in your tank?

 

[shista]

no, i am fairly new to dipping. should i get some sort of iodine dip?

 

[nikesb]

ive been using revive with great success.

 

[shista]

do you dip every coral before you add it to the tank?

 

[nikesb]

yehp. ill never put in a coral without dipping and expecting for pests

 

[shista]

okay, thanks for the help... revive is an iodine type product though right?

 

[nikesb]

it is not iodine based which is why i use it. iodine dips are harsh on SPS but will be fine for zoas. theres also coral rx and lugols

 

[shista]

im not familiar with these at all.. i think i have seen coral rx in my LFS before, idk if it is good