Sniperhank
Giant Clam Addict
GL with your candy cane. Under my T5HO, with 2 10k and 2 actinic my candy cane is heavily bleached and dying. Everything else is doing quite well. BTW, shouldn't you be learning something in school besides SW?
Nu-Nu the eel said:Ohh so candycane can get TOO much light? Man that stinks...
And ya saltwater is way more interesting then ap world history haha
Sniperhank said:+1
The story of how we should adjust all corals. Did it with mine, it just isn't having it. Working hard to save it. GL with yours, they are cool looking corals. Any photo updates for us?
Ibrahim said:I never had luck with candy canes.
Sniperhank said:+1
The story of how we should adjust all corals. Did it with mine, it just isn't having it. Working hard to save it. GL with yours, they are cool looking corals. Any photo updates for us?
severum mama said:Just get the new fixture. I ran a smaller 20 gallon tank with the lighting you have now and I considered it kind of a minimum. If you are going to run the old one with ancient bulbs (the pics I remember showed brown marks on the plastic- they're OLD), it's likely that it will do more harm than good. Remember that post upthread where I told you that old bulbs can contribute to algae?
EriksFish315 said:You will be better off with a nice new fixture.
Yup, in the long run we will. I just wantto maje sure we can support most sps..but i guess not.
Could someone tell me what we can/cant support with a 4 buld T5HO?
severum mama said:Why? Are you particularly interested in SPS? Have you researched their needs? IMO a 4 bulb fixture is not sufficient for "most" SPS corals (yes, you can keep some of the easier ones), and to be honest, for a reef tank on a tight budget, many of them are not the most realistic options... not only are the corals themselves expensive, but they are also sensitive (much more so than what you're starting out with) and will pretty much REQUIRE a skimmer. And when I say skimmer, I don't mean a Bak Pak, Coralife, or Seaclone. I mean a good skimmer, and a good skimmer is going to run you a lot more than that T5 fixture.