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I have been keeping SPS corals in my 150 gallon reef tank for a little
over two months since installing a 250 watt HQI minipendant with a 10K bulb installed, using a icecap 250 Watt electonic ballast. The distance from the middle of the bulb to the water surface is about 6 inches, with a UV shield preventing water splatters from bursting the bulb. What I have been noticing is that the majority of my SPS corals have either been losing their colors, or turning a fluorescent green color. All the SPS that I have placed in the tank appear to be healthy with good polyp extension, but once again the colors appear to gradually fade. My nitrate and phosphate levels are zero. When I first added SPS, I placed them high up in the tank within 10 inches of the MH bulb, but virtually every single SPS appeared to begin to bleach at this distance (this includes a brilliant blue A. tortusa frag). When I noticed this bleaching, I moved the majority of frags further down in the tank to about 16" from the bulb. This includes the A. tortusa frag, which has made a great comeback and is now once again a brilliant deep blue. Since I know that the A. tortusa frag is considered one of the most light demanding species, I am guessing that I need to move my other frags even lower in the tank. Further I am wondering that perhaps changing my bulb to a 250W XDE 20,000K HQI may help the coloration of the SPS. Any thoughts? |
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