elegance...sick? - Aquarium Advice

tony1021 · 10-28-2009, 04:15 PM

is my elegance coral sick or does it not open up more than this?

tony1021 · 10-28-2009, 04:17 PM

**melosu58** · 10-28-2009, 04:53 PM

A few questions? What type lighting do you have? How much flow is where he is?

tony1021 · 10-28-2009, 04:57 PM

at the moment i have pc with dual 65 watts daylight (current usa) and dual 65 watt royal blue (coralife)

flow where he is at is moderate to low...should i redirect my ph to give it more current?

tony1021 · 10-28-2009, 05:10 PM

everything else in the tank opens up fine

tony1021 · 10-28-2009, 09:25 PM

bump...

**melosu58** · 10-29-2009, 06:24 PM

I personally dont think you have enough lighting. And even though the WPG rule is quite broad you are only about 2 wpg which is not much. PC`s are not high on intensity either. Just my observation

tony1021 · 10-29-2009, 08:28 PM

im considering buying a T5...do you think this is worth it Nova Extreme Pro T5 High Output Lighting Fixture - 6 x 18W - 20 in. | T5 Lighting | Lighting Systems | Aquarium - ThatPetPlace.com

only thing is that i was doing the math...108 / 55 gallons is 1.96 wpg...you mentioned above that the ratio is not good...

right now with my pc's i have 2 96watt bulbs which gives me 3.49 wpg???

Kurt_Nelson · 10-30-2009, 01:05 AM

Hmm... which is it, 2x 96W or 2x 65W? Yesterday you said 2x 65W.

Regardless, it doesn't look abnormal to me. In a low flow area, the tentacles won't get very long. But expansion-wise... it looks fine to me.

tony1021 · 10-30-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Kurt_Nelson

Hmm... which is it, 2x 96W or 2x 65W? Yesterday you said 2x 65W.

Regardless, it doesn't look abnormal to me. In a low flow area, the tentacles won't get very long. But expansion-wise... it looks fine to me.

my bad, got confused...it is 2 x 65w...

i still don't understand how T5's would be better if i would only get 108w instead of 130w i have now

if someone could clarify this i would really appreciate it