SPS Newbie

[spielco]

Can I get some help on why I’m losing the color and polyps on this acro. I’ve primarily kept lps softies and the basic hard corals but I’m struggling with a few of this sticks. I’m not certain if I’ve got them in proper locations for flow and lighting. High flow high light is what I thought was expected. I’m seeing growth on all of them but color just doesn’t seem to be there anymore?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Do you know the PAR level of where your corals are?

 

[spielco]

Do you know the PAR level of where your corals are?

Unfortunately I do not. I’ve got some low light zoas on the sanded that are all reaching for light and some lps that I had towards the top that didn’t like it so I brought them down and they got happier I assume par level.

If I had to assume between 200-350??

 

[Spare time]

Unfortunately I do not. I’ve got some low light zoas on the sanded that are all reaching for light and some lps that I had towards the top that didn’t like it so I brought them down and they got happier I assume par level.

If I had to assume between 200-350??

What lights and settings? How high are they off the water?

 

[Spare time]

When you say loosing color, are they becoming pale or brown?

 

[spielco]

When you say loosing color, are they becoming pale or brown?

I’d say pale? Like the tips I see as a white growth but the bodies seem to lose the color me just blend now instead of having a more vibrant.

 

[spielco]

What lights and settings? How high are they off the water?

Two 16hd primes. I have a downloaded setting from ai website. I’ll have to get a screenshot of the one. I can’t remember which reefers settings I took. 9” from water top

 

[stewy14]

what species acros r those?

 

[ChiCity]

I’ve got some low light zoas on the sanded that are all reaching for light and some lps that I had towards the top that didn’t like it so I brought them down and they got happier I assume par level.

If I had to assume between 200-350??

what is your schedule intensity?
(if your zoas are reaching on the sandbed, you’re not hitting 350 up top)

 

[Spare time]

Two 16hd primes. I have a downloaded setting from ai website. I’ll have to get a screenshot of the one. I can’t remember which reefers settings I took. 9” from water top

On a reefer 300xl, correct?

 

[Spare time]

I’d say pale? Like the tips I see as a white growth but the bodies seem to lose the color me just blend now instead of having a more vibrant.

What test kits?

 

[stewy14]

What test kits?

he is using a Neptune or trident it looks like

 

[spielco]

what is your schedule intensity?
(if your zoas are reaching on the sandbed, you’re not hitting 350 up top)

Here’s the schedule I have on. Is there a better way to show it in screen shots?

 

[spielco]

What test kits?

Salifert and Hannah

 

[spielco]

he is using a Neptune or trident it looks like

I wish…. I’m a broke reefer haha. Using salifert and Hannah

 

[spielco]

On a reefer 300xl, correct?

That is correct.
Does this show you more what your wanting for the light schedule? Or is there a better way to open the schedule

 

[stewy14]

I wish…. I’m a broke reefer haha. Using salifert and Hannah

wat r those params from at the top?

 

[spielco]

wat r those params from at the top?

Aquatic log app. It’s what I use to track all my info and results. It’s a slick app

 

[spielco]

Here is a month of the parameters.