Coraline algae question

dstall · 08/30/2006, 09:51 AM

My tank has been up for two months and doing well, my question is the Coraline algae was taking off on the LR now it bleaching out (turning white). I did just upgrade my lights from PC to 2X250W MH's, is that casue and will it come back?

dstall · 08/30/2006, 10:46 AM

Anybody, Anybody??

Shooter7 · 08/30/2006, 10:52 AM

Most likely, yes, the new lights are the reason. Often times folks changing over to MH from other lighting are instructed to mount their lights very high, shorten the lighting period significantly with slowly increasing increments of time to the full time you eventually want, and some even use screens stacked on one another to filter the light and they remove the screens slowly over time. At any rate, yes, this is alot for the coralline to deal with, however, it should make an eventual comeback.

dstall · 08/30/2006, 11:02 AM

Thanks. I just turned them on and left timers to 8 hours, so sounds like i overwhelmed the it.

08/30/2006, 09:51 AM	#1
dstall Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 320	Coraline algae question My tank has been up for two months and doing well, my question is the Coraline algae was taking off on the LR now it bleaching out (turning white). I did just upgrade my lights from PC to 2X250W MH's, is that casue and will it come back?

08/30/2006, 10:52 AM	#3
Shooter7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tolono, IL Posts: 6,754	Most likely, yes, the new lights are the reason. Often times folks changing over to MH from other lighting are instructed to mount their lights very high, shorten the lighting period significantly with slowly increasing increments of time to the full time you eventually want, and some even use screens stacked on one another to filter the light and they remove the screens slowly over time. At any rate, yes, this is alot for the coralline to deal with, however, it should make an eventual comeback. __________________ Dave Current Tank Info: 10 years salty - standard 29g reef - moved from 120 gal reef, 2x250w Reeflux 10k's on ARO electronics and VHO super actinics on Icecap ballast, 2xTunze 6060, MSX 200 skimmer, GEO 612 Ca reactor, mag 12 return

08/30/2006, 10:46 AM	#2
dstall Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 320	Anybody, Anybody??

08/30/2006, 11:02 AM	#4
dstall Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 320	Thanks. I just turned them on and left timers to 8 hours, so sounds like i overwhelmed the it.