Hello Everyone,
I know I haven't been on R2R for a while now but I have been pretty busy and my tank has a few problems.
Problem #1-
When I first started out I bought a cheap T5 light just to get me started and over time, it starred to slowly die and many of my corals began to stretch because they weren't getting enough light. I decided to upgrade and buy an ATI 4 bulb T5 fixture. I knew this fixture would be much brighter so I put it a lot higher over the tank and started off just running 2 bulbs. Even with my best efforts, my Euphylia began to bleach. I thought it might just be a short term problem and over time they would acclimate to the stronger light but they have gotten worse and now I am worried they won't get any color back. In this time, almost all of my other corals and anemone loved the new light (especially my zoas) and my montipora began to grow like crazy but I am starting to see some faint bleaching in my favorite monti and I am worried if will die. Is there anything I can do other than just raise the light? I have been running just 2 bulbs for a little while because I am worried what would happen if I ran all 4. Please help. Thank you
Problem #2-
I have been having an algae problem lately as well and I think it is because of the new light because this type of algae has never been in my tank before I added the light. I keep doing water changes and pulling the algae out of the tank but it comes like back. Any advice? I'll try to get pictures soon. Thank you!!
I know I haven't been on R2R for a while now but I have been pretty busy and my tank has a few problems.
Problem #1-
When I first started out I bought a cheap T5 light just to get me started and over time, it starred to slowly die and many of my corals began to stretch because they weren't getting enough light. I decided to upgrade and buy an ATI 4 bulb T5 fixture. I knew this fixture would be much brighter so I put it a lot higher over the tank and started off just running 2 bulbs. Even with my best efforts, my Euphylia began to bleach. I thought it might just be a short term problem and over time they would acclimate to the stronger light but they have gotten worse and now I am worried they won't get any color back. In this time, almost all of my other corals and anemone loved the new light (especially my zoas) and my montipora began to grow like crazy but I am starting to see some faint bleaching in my favorite monti and I am worried if will die. Is there anything I can do other than just raise the light? I have been running just 2 bulbs for a little while because I am worried what would happen if I ran all 4. Please help. Thank you
Problem #2-
I have been having an algae problem lately as well and I think it is because of the new light because this type of algae has never been in my tank before I added the light. I keep doing water changes and pulling the algae out of the tank but it comes like back. Any advice? I'll try to get pictures soon. Thank you!!
