My SPS Growth. Love my Hydras!!!

[ReefMadScientist]

Hello R2R,

Here has been my growth since March 25th to May 18th of 2014.

My Parameters are as followed:

Salinity: 1.025
Temp: 80-82f
pH 8.0-8.2
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0-3ppm.
dKh: 8.2-10ppm
Calcium: 420
Mag: 1400+
Phosphate: .05

Regiment: Microbacter7 every two days.
Dose: dKh & Calcium once a week

BEFORE:

AFTER


BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

 

[Defect]

Looks great. What lights were you running before?

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Looks great. What lights were you running before?

Thx! I was using a 48" Ecoxotic Panorama Pro for close to two years. Had "meh" growth but the Hydra's just gave me more than those 2 years in just 2 months.

My LPS are awesome as well.

 

[freakit]

Awesome progress. I'm loving my new lighting schedule/intensities. Thanks

 

[Corals]

What's your setting for the hydra, thanks

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Thx!!!

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Awesome progress. I'm loving my new lighting schedule/intensities. Thanks

Awesome. Glad I can help man. Proof is definitely there

 

[jason g]

Look at that growth, wow.

 

[aquanerd5150]

Wow nice stuff. Always glad to see tanks growing sps with leds

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Look at that growth, wow.

Thx! I was truly amazed at the growth because if you do not take a picture of the before/after, you will not notice how crazy the growth has progressed.

Wow nice stuff. Always glad to see tanks growing sps with leds

Yeah LED's can definitely grow coral. My LPS are also amazing .

 

[lviva003]

Do you target feed them?

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Do you target feed them?

Yes. Not every night but a few times a week. SPS and all your other corals come to live at night.

 

[Triggreef]

That's great, I've gotten similar results with my reef breeders. Can't beat the colors with led either.

 

[venomcc]

Wow amazing growth

 

[ronvdp]

Can you post your light schedule and %'s for each color? Thanks, very nice looking pieces and growth!

 

[Munch]

Hydra or Hydra 52??

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Hydra or Hydra 52??

Just two Hydra's.

Hydra 52's are overkill unless you have a deep tank where the light intensities will penetrate the water no problem.

You guys really would not believe this growth lol. Will have to update the pics.

 

[ReefMadScientist]

Two Week UPDATE!!! The after shots are taken with a iPhone 4S. Don't have time to get out my macro.

Before

Today


Before


After

 

[shlap]

Can you post your light schedule and %'s for each color? Thanks, very nice looking pieces and growth!

+1 please

 

[Joeganja]

what are your intensity level settings?