question?

am3gross · 09/14/2007, 09:43 PM

i put this in the lighting topic but got no responce. so i will try it here.

i just changed from 3x250 watt halides to 3x400 watt halides. i also chnaged from 4x 50/50 pcs to 4x true actinic. my question is will i see an algae bloom and if so what can i do to minimize it as much as possible?

thanks mike

little tank info....
210 gallon aga with 90 gallon fuge filled with macro algae and a 100 gallon stock tank for the sump. flow is to include 2 seio1100s a maximod, and 1 tunze 6080. return is rated at about 1100 gph.

wrott · 09/14/2007, 09:53 PM

I don't think so IMO. why would you expect an algae bloom?
Flow seems minimal for a 210g, but I don't know your tank.

am3gross · 09/14/2007, 10:18 PM

i didnt know if buy adding more and newer lights if that would cause the bloom...

turn over is 29x i have mostly softies right now but i am wanting to do more sps. i plan to add more tunzes when the funds come in.

am3gross · 09/14/2007, 10:19 PM

i cant keep the sand on the bottom of the tank either... so when i do get more tunzes i will go barebottom i believe.

supervdl · 09/14/2007, 11:12 PM

I did such an upgrade and no problems.

See my red house for link to my mixed reef with mostly SPS.

am3gross · 09/14/2007, 11:44 PM

supervdl.....

great thread. your corals and fish look great. i have about 400 lbs of rock in my 210. i agree with the more open space look. i would like to do that too. i thought that i was crazy trying to have 5 tangs in my tank. i have a powder brown, sailfin, yellow, pacific blue, and a palani in my tank... i will be looking to upgrade powerheads here in the near future.

09/14/2007, 09:43 PM	#1
am3gross Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: va Posts: 1,243	question? i put this in the lighting topic but got no responce. so i will try it here. i just changed from 3x250 watt halides to 3x400 watt halides. i also chnaged from 4x 50/50 pcs to 4x true actinic. my question is will i see an algae bloom and if so what can i do to minimize it as much as possible? thanks mike little tank info.... 210 gallon aga with 90 gallon fuge filled with macro algae and a 100 gallon stock tank for the sump. flow is to include 2 seio1100s a maximod, and 1 tunze 6080. return is rated at about 1100 gph.

09/14/2007, 09:53 PM	#2
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	I don't think so IMO. why would you expect an algae bloom? Flow seems minimal for a 210g, but I don't know your tank. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

09/14/2007, 10:18 PM	#3
am3gross Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: va Posts: 1,243	i didnt know if buy adding more and newer lights if that would cause the bloom... turn over is 29x i have mostly softies right now but i am wanting to do more sps. i plan to add more tunzes when the funds come in. __________________ There are five things that you cannot recover in life: (1) The Stone...........after it's thrown, (2) The Word...............after it's said, (3) The Occasion......after it's missed, and ...(4) The Time.............after it's gone. (5) A person...............after they die Current Tank Info: 210 display, 75 gallon fuge

09/14/2007, 10:19 PM	#4
am3gross Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: va Posts: 1,243	i cant keep the sand on the bottom of the tank either... so when i do get more tunzes i will go barebottom i believe. __________________ There are five things that you cannot recover in life: (1) The Stone...........after it's thrown, (2) The Word...............after it's said, (3) The Occasion......after it's missed, and ...(4) The Time.............after it's gone. (5) A person...............after they die Current Tank Info: 210 display, 75 gallon fuge

09/14/2007, 11:12 PM	#5
supervdl Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NE PA Posts: 1,315	I did such an upgrade and no problems. See my red house for link to my mixed reef with mostly SPS. __________________ My tank thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1167897 Current Tank Info: 135 gal mixed reef with Radions and Zeovit; 210 gal SPS reef being set up

09/14/2007, 11:44 PM	#6
am3gross Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: va Posts: 1,243	supervdl..... great thread. your corals and fish look great. i have about 400 lbs of rock in my 210. i agree with the more open space look. i would like to do that too. i thought that i was crazy trying to have 5 tangs in my tank. i have a powder brown, sailfin, yellow, pacific blue, and a palani in my tank... i will be looking to upgrade powerheads here in the near future. __________________ There are five things that you cannot recover in life: (1) The Stone...........after it's thrown, (2) The Word...............after it's said, (3) The Occasion......after it's missed, and ...(4) The Time.............after it's gone. (5) A person...............after they die Current Tank Info: 210 display, 75 gallon fuge