Question for T5 owners

nualln · 01/01/2010, 10:57 PM

Hey everyone,

I have a 90 gallon with a 6-bulb tek light. Last week I had one open brain coral (Trachyphyllia) on the rocks begin to bleach. I'm now too worried to put anything but SPS stuff on the rocks. My question is in two parts:

1) Where do you place your different coral species? Water depth and acclimation procedures will be very helpful.

2) Has anyone measured par on a 6 bulb fixture? Most coral guides use MH as a reference, but I'd like to see a guide for specific fixtures with bulbs. Has anyone done experimenting with something like this?

By the way, my bulb combo is 3 ATI blue+ and 3 ATI Aquablue specials.

Here's a photo of the tank in question.

01/01/2010, 10:57 PM	#1
nualln Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 132	Question for T5 owners Hey everyone, I have a 90 gallon with a 6-bulb tek light. Last week I had one open brain coral (Trachyphyllia) on the rocks begin to bleach. I'm now too worried to put anything but SPS stuff on the rocks. My question is in two parts: 1) Where do you place your different coral species? Water depth and acclimation procedures will be very helpful. 2) Has anyone measured par on a 6 bulb fixture? Most coral guides use MH as a reference, but I'd like to see a guide for specific fixtures with bulbs. Has anyone done experimenting with something like this? By the way, my bulb combo is 3 ATI blue+ and 3 ATI Aquablue specials. Here's a photo of the tank in question.