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11/25/2008, 05:51 AM
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Coraline Dying....
Could low Mag kill off my coraline, its the only test kit I dont have. Allmost bought a red sea test kit but I've read here that it was a waste of money.
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11/25/2008, 08:58 AM
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Has anything else changed like lighting
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What I think I know and what I actually know are two totally different things. Thanks, Kelly Current Tank Info: 60 gallon cube |
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11/25/2008, 09:06 AM
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I deffinetly have some lighting issue's. It's time for new lighting, could this be one of my prob's?
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IT'S THE SAME THING-ONLY DIFFERENT Current Tank Info: 300gal with 180gal Ref/Sump M/H lighting 2-175 watt 10.000 K 3 150watt 15.000 K 8 blue actinics 4 Purple OCTOPUS Extreme-X200 Skimmer Max Flow 4200gph Return |
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11/25/2008, 09:24 AM
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Typically the only lighting that "kills off" or "bleaches" coraline are Metal Halides that are bearing down driectly on coraline that is used to lower light. Typically lower light (including light that is older and needs to be changed, of course barring MHs) coraline with thrive in as long as conditions are right, i.e. Optimum calc, alk, and mag levels = good. In the past for example in starting up a new tank I would have just actinics running for the lighting after the cycle and I would start treating the tank as if corals were already in it, that is keeping the parameters on par, and assuring that the light is not causing an algea outbreak, other than coraline. By the time I started putting coral in the tank I had several different types of coraline in the tank, not only colors but shapes. Of course as you turn on the "regular lights" some of the coraline will shift in shape\size and even change colors, all this due to the type of different lighting that it now getting with a full spectrum as opposed to just actinic.
HTH, Matt EDIT for clarification.
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-Matt ><> ><> Worry looks around, Sorry looks back, Faith looks up. Click red house for Pico build page. Current Tank Info: 3g Pico and workin on a new 100g Acrylic setup Last edited by spsfreak; 11/25/2008 at 09:32 AM. |
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11/25/2008, 04:14 PM
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Thats what happened, I took the UV shield out from my lighting a couple of months ago to cool my tank a bit more. I had a feeling that had something to do with it! I put it back a couple of days ago, will see what happen's now. I should know better, DONT FIX IT IF IT AINT BROKEN!!! THANK'S!!
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IT'S THE SAME THING-ONLY DIFFERENT Current Tank Info: 300gal with 180gal Ref/Sump M/H lighting 2-175 watt 10.000 K 3 150watt 15.000 K 8 blue actinics 4 Purple OCTOPUS Extreme-X200 Skimmer Max Flow 4200gph Return |
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11/25/2008, 06:12 PM
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u should test for mag too, ive heard that your mag has to be up to 1300 for ur tank to support calc over 400 or somethin.. ill try to get a link
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11/25/2008, 07:24 PM
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If so, that is the reason behind this, really nothing else. Surprised you didn't notice more issues.
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11/25/2008, 08:05 PM
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Todd you said it bro..... wonder more stuff didn't die.
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11/26/2008, 01:35 AM
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Stronium and iodine helps a lot too!
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11/26/2008, 06:21 AM
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What are de bulbs? 2/250 watt 6500K about 1yr & 2 blue actnic. Thanx for the info guys, now that it's back on , I'll keep my eye on it.;beachbum'
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IT'S THE SAME THING-ONLY DIFFERENT Current Tank Info: 300gal with 180gal Ref/Sump M/H lighting 2-175 watt 10.000 K 3 150watt 15.000 K 8 blue actinics 4 Purple OCTOPUS Extreme-X200 Skimmer Max Flow 4200gph Return |
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11/26/2008, 09:54 AM
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DE = double ended.
They look like this, and always need to have the UV shield in place, 
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Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef |
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11/26/2008, 12:38 PM
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Thanks, I have the screw in type.
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IT'S THE SAME THING-ONLY DIFFERENT Current Tank Info: 300gal with 180gal Ref/Sump M/H lighting 2-175 watt 10.000 K 3 150watt 15.000 K 8 blue actinics 4 Purple OCTOPUS Extreme-X200 Skimmer Max Flow 4200gph Return |
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