WHAT CAN I HAVE with these lights

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Also since you have two 150 watt small point source lights, you can put
corals up close to those lights, and gain quite a bit more light,
whereas florescent light is more spread out. MH light rules :-)

But if you put corals TOO close to the light, and they WILL bleach...

Add Homonym wrote:
Wayne Sallee wrote:
Also since you have two 150 watt small point source lights, you can
put corals up close to those lights, and gain quite a bit more light,
whereas florescent light is more spread out. MH light rules :-)

But if you put corals TOO close to the light, and they WILL bleach...


Yeah, I've heard this. I think there was a recent article in the
"Tropical Fish" rag. They recommended introducing new lightly in
increments rather then just a swap out.

I was planning to radically cut back on the hours of light and then ramp
back up to where I am when I get my new lights.

Don't know if that's necessary, but I figure it won't hurt anything.

--Kurt

That's rarely a problem. They may not bloom out as much,
but rarely do they really suffer from the increased lighting.

Many a times I've taken corals from low light areas and
put them right under 400watt mh lighting.

It *can* produce a problem, but rarely does.

If you want to play it safe, you can place the corals
lower, and move them up, or reduce lighting , but I'm not
too keen on the idea of the reduce lighting method,
preferring the coral moving method.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



KurtG wrote on 1/9/2007 2:03 PM:
Add Homonym wrote:
Wayne Sallee wrote:
Also since you have two 150 watt small point source lights, you can
put corals up close to those lights, and gain quite a bit more light,
whereas florescent light is more spread out. MH light rules :-)

But if you put corals TOO close to the light, and they WILL bleach...


Yeah, I've heard this. I think there was a recent article in the
"Tropical Fish" rag. They recommended introducing new lightly in
increments rather then just a swap out.

I was planning to radically cut back on the hours of light and then ramp
back up to where I am when I get my new lights.

Don't know if that's necessary, but I figure it won't hurt anything.

--Kurt

Wayne Sallee wrote:
That's rarely a problem. They may not bloom out as much, but rarely do
they really suffer from the increased lighting.


I'm worried about my anemones, but then again, they can move if they
don't like it.

--Kurt

Yea they will move, and move, and move, and move, and move

and move,

and :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



KurtG wrote on 1/9/2007 3:05 PM:
Wayne Sallee wrote:
That's rarely a problem. They may not bloom out as much, but rarely do
they really suffer from the increased lighting.


I'm worried about my anemones, but then again, they can move if they
don't like it.

--Kurt

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Yea they will move, and move, and move, and move, and move

and move,

Mine haven't moved in 4 weeks, and I've only had the tank for 8.
However, I'll need to tear down the tank this week to get the fish out
for treatment of Ich and add additional live rock.

Nothing but fun here .... Free beer if anybody wants to help!

--Kurt

KurtG wrote:

Mine haven't moved in 4 weeks, and I've only had the tank for 8.
However, I'll need to tear down the tank this week to get the fish out
for treatment of Ich and add additional live rock.

Nothing but fun here .... Free beer if anybody wants to help!

--Kurt

Fish traps. May take a while before the correct fish gets into the trap,
but it sure beats tearing everything down.

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...product=UL1513

Kurt - why are you tearing the tank about for Ich?

Just kill the lights for a day or 2. If you like add a bit of something
like Myaxin or some other ich treatment.

Worked great for me.

~m

"KurtG" wrote in message
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Wayne Sallee wrote:
Yea they will move, and move, and move, and move, and move

and move,

Mine haven't moved in 4 weeks, and I've only had the tank for 8. However,
I'll need to tear down the tank this week to get the fish out for
treatment of Ich and add additional live rock.

Nothing but fun here .... Free beer if anybody wants to help!

--Kurt

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Yea they will move, and move, and move, and move, and move

and move,

and :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


all to often they move and move and move right into a filter or
powerhead intake...

Add Homonym wrote:
all to often they move and move and move right into a filter or
powerhead intake...


I finally added 2 peewee 90 gph powerheads, but they have a protective
sleve.

I bought the tank w/ a huge powerhead and it blasted a ritteri into a
watery grave.

--Kurt