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cali_reef

cali_reef

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Here it is:

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jimidalock

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Social D said:
Personally i think you do have good colour, Youve gone for frags which can take ages to base out and grow upwards. Once they do this you will notice better colour.

As said a few times SPS tanks take a good year before they really kick in with growth and sometimes colour.
I would add some Blues to it i use the same bulbs as you 400w 10 reeflux and they certainly do make things yellowish.
Thats why i relax at night and turn the blues on and dim the 400watts, In the daytime it dont matter what the tank looks like.
No good looking at what i would call quick instant tanks with all mari cultured acros
They have a huge headstart on you, You will get there in the end ... and there's nothing more satisfiying that looking at a grown out tank knowing you've grown them from small colonys.

Another year and you'll think different.
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Thanks, once again I am grateful for all the suggestions and in my case my MH were on too long and as has been said over and over again patients is one of the keys to success with this hobby.
 
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MO~IDOL

MO~IDOL

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Aqua Pro Builder said:
Since you pressed so hard , once again as I said earlier "But I did not offer opinion here so no showing here. " plus your friend may attack me of advertising here as I do sell SPS
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i dont c y is so hard sorry if i offend you(hope i didnt), all my Mr. friends r open minded they dont assume anything except the exotic U!...lol you can always show it on your own forum if u dont feel comfortable posting it here.

anyway back to topic adding actinic does pop corrals. i can post some FTS pics with or without actinic later when i get home.
 
Wes

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it could be a number of things.. They look unhealthy, not just "faded" but retracted polyps etc. i don't think changing lighting color is going to help in this case. decreasing photo period or trying less powerful bulbs might...or it could be completely unrelated to your lights.

Unfortunately I can't diagnose your prob just by looking at the pics. SPS are very fussy.
 
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ShaunW

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Do you have any pests? AEFW or planaria or redbugs?

Planaria release toxin into the water, collectively a population of flatworms can inhibit all coral growth, especially SPS.
 
jimidalock

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ShaunW said:
Do you have any pests? AEFW or planaria or redbugs?

Planaria release toxin into the water, collectively a population of flatworms can inhibit all coral growth, especially SPS.
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No pests Shaun. I shortened the photo period just 3 days ago and I can already see the difference. Polyps are all extented. I was running my MH 8 hrs a day on someone's advice. Too much light!!
 
Aqua Pro Builder

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jimidalock said:
No pests Shaun. I shortened the photo period just 3 days ago and I can already see the difference. Polyps are all extented. I was running my MH 8 hrs a day on someone's advice. Too much light!!
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Please keep us posted and I will put your finding int he table when you are ready to confirm your answer.

I had an incident similar to your case with LPS. For experimentation, I turned on the my 90W for 2 nights and all my acans retracted like there's no tomorrow. Then I shortened the lighting period, they all come back out.
 
lazibonez

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What size tank is that? From the pictures, most of your sps looks bleachy and some brownish... I really think 400w is an overkill, and with 10k would make it even brighter. It could be lacking the blue/actinic spectrum as well.. Try raising your lights or downsize the wattage and add more blue to it. Not an expert, just my two cents. Goodluck.
 
jimidalock

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lazibonez said:
What size tank is that? From the pictures, most of your sps looks bleachy and some brownish... I really think 400w is an overkill, and with 10k would make it even brighter. It could be lacking the blue/actinic spectrum as well.. Try raising your lights or downsize the wattage and add more blue to it. Not an expert, just my two cents. Goodluck.
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200 marinelands deep diminsion series 48x36x27
 
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