hey guys I do a ton of ready all day about questing I have bits it’s aleays nice to ask specific to your system. I just had a couple questions. First is about lighting; I have 6 t5’s but only run 4. I also have no clues when they were changed last. Should I change them and if so should I be running all six? And what are the best combinations for Coral growth? Or should I switch to led’s? I also wanted to ge thoughts on adding a refugium to my sump. I have a decent size middle chamber with nothing in it. Just looking for thoughts on that. I have more questing but I’ll ask them as we go. Thanks
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If you decided to go with LEDS you would be able to play with the color settings. (Which I find fun to play around with). The led lights would be a nice clean look to your tank rather than a big bulky fixture. I have had T5 lights in the past and I had some good growth with LED lights and some good growth with T5. When i had my T5 light fixture I always replace my bulbs every 6 months regardless what they were looking like. The reason I switched to LEDs is because they were cheaper to run and was a nice clean look with the aquarium and I felt like I had the same growth results as T5
How big is the fixture/tank? You can't go wrong with T5 or led lighting. Depending on what look you like or if you'd rather be able to customize the lighting, shimmer or no shimmer, ect. If the 6 bulb fixture is meant to cover your tank I'd run all 6 but depending on corals you have or what you want to keep it might not be "necessary". For bulb combos it's personal preference but 4 blue+, 2 coral+ would look nice. If your unsure about how old the bulbs are then I wouldn't change them all at once.
I did read online earlier changing them all at once could shock the corals being they would be a lot more intense. I have a 92gallon corner. Water depth probably around 30” I have a 4 bulb fixture hanging in the middle then two additional single bulb fixtures down each long side.
A kessil will look amazing, it will give the tank some nice movement with the shimmer it produces. If we go led it's most likely gonna be a kessil and T5 hybrid since we like the look of halides. I think the kessil is a great idea. And you can still run 6 T5's too. That's a heck of an upgrade from a biocube, congrats my friend.
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I would for sure combo it up since you have t5s on the sides. As for the LED choice it depends in your budget and what coral you want. Keep in mind you have a deeper tank and an odd shape for coverage purposes (you might get shadowing or weak par in the top back side if you have a single source of light).
Zack K
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Yes. They appear to be an Aptasia Anemone. Their are many threads on how to remove them. I️ like the tank you have their. Very curious on how wide of an opening you have on top. I️ have the 54 corner and with only having 30” it make it a little difficult
jsker
Reefing is all about the adventure
NOOOO or the aiptasia will spread like wildfire
First one is aptaisia, second one looks like palythoa. Remove the rock then remove the aptaisia in a separate bucket of water. Make sure you get it all, a little tissue left behind will sprout another.
