NEW T5 bulbs today and PAGODA hides???

pura vida mi · 02/28/2010, 01:10 AM

90 gal bowfront mixed reef. Added new bulbs today to my light (6x54w). Tank is 6 months old and bulbs that came w/light were junk. Also added a NEW 24" 2 bulb/48 watt light to the (front/bow) part of the tank.

New bulbs & light made the tank pop (thanks Grim). Pagoda cup is at top of tank and has been doing great/full polyp extension UNTIL today. However with new bulbs and new added light polyps have not come out.

Too much light? Needs time to adjust? New bulbs/configuation freaking it out?

Can they get too much light?

thegrun · 02/28/2010, 08:20 AM

I would put some egg crate and 3 window screens over the tank to provide some shade. Remove one every 4-5 days.

kingfisher62 · 02/28/2010, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by thegrun

I would put some egg crate and 3 window screens over the tank to provide some shade. Remove one every 4-5 days.

good idea that's what I was going to suggest. I have two pagodas in two tanks and both are on the top levels. You just need to let them aclimate to the extra lighting.

I was just discussing this with a friends bowfront . I always thought the lighting for the bowfronts were a poor design. The lighting is set too far back so the fish and corals are sort of shadowed.

Now that you have the smaller light above the bow , the light is reflecting off everything ,towards the viewers. I can imagine it is lit up like a Xmas tree now!

Any pics of your pagoda?

02/28/2010, 01:10 AM	#1
pura vida mi Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: East, Texas Posts: 122	NEW T5 bulbs today and PAGODA hides??? 90 gal bowfront mixed reef. Added new bulbs today to my light (6x54w). Tank is 6 months old and bulbs that came w/light were junk. Also added a NEW 24" 2 bulb/48 watt light to the (front/bow) part of the tank. New bulbs & light made the tank pop (thanks Grim). Pagoda cup is at top of tank and has been doing great/full polyp extension UNTIL today. However with new bulbs and new added light polyps have not come out. Too much light? Needs time to adjust? New bulbs/configuation freaking it out? Can they get too much light?

02/28/2010, 08:20 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	I would put some egg crate and 3 window screens over the tank to provide some shade. Remove one every 4-5 days.