Kryptonite Candy Cane Health

Sharkbiter · Dec 9, 2014

I've tried by luck with my first LPS coral but I don't think it likes my placement. Here are the pictures of my candy cane and the led lights that I use. The candy cane is in a 125 gallon tank about 13 inches below the water line ant the light still about 12 inches off the tank. I'm still acclimating everything to the lights so I have them running about 50% power. They are Chinese made LED's that my LFS recommended. I have to Jeabo wp40's on a dual controller that is providing motion. The candy cane is in the lower portion of the wave from the wp40's and they are only on about 1/3rd of the full power. I have zoa's, hammers, frogspawns, maxima clams, glove's and xenia's and are all doing GREAT. Water params are listed here too. Is my candy cane happy or do I need to move it??

calcium 530
magnesium 1610
alkalinity 8.35 dkh
ammonia 0
nitrites 0
nitrates 20-25ppm
phosphates .03
salinity 1.025

afamousjohnson · Dec 9, 2014

How long has it been where its at?

Sharkbiter · Dec 9, 2014

I put it in there Saturday afternoon. It looked good Saturday and Sunday but looked like that yesterday and today.

NanaReefer · Dec 9, 2014

Way to much light for LPS!! Calcium is way high also. Move the CC to the sand bed, it might pull through. Otherwise it's going to die

Sharkbiter · Dec 10, 2014

I have hammers, frogspawns, and a brain that are doing great in the same lighting... I run my lights at 50% right now... I would consider that moderate lighting so how much is TOO much and what would be considered moderate if 50% on LED's is too high? If I move it to the sand bed and it doesn't get better is there something else I can do?

NanaReefer · Dec 10, 2014

Well I was going by your display above, which says 100%. I take it these are LED's? If so, are both channels at 50%?
My CC under 15% white and 50% blues, on the sand bed in my 40B

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Sharkbiter · Dec 11, 2014

When I took that picture I turned them all the way up, I thought they might be needing more light than the 50% was giving them. Yes they are LED's and I run both channels at 50%. I'm going to move it to the sand bed and maybe put it under a ledge I have and see if it helps it. I don't want to turn the lights down if I don't have to since everything else in the tank is loving the new lights.