Bobobble
Community Member
Lighting Upgrade & Trachyphyllia Reaction – Looking for Advice
Hi everyone—looking for a bit of guidance. I recently upgraded my lighting from two AI Prime 16HDs to a G6 XR30 Radion because I wanted more power and the ability to keep SPS corals. I’m currently running the AB+ profile at 50%with a 20-day acclimation period.
I’ve done a lot of research, and most of my corals seem to be adjusting well. However, my two rainbow trachys haven’t been opening loo much since the switch. It’s been about 7 days, and they’re still staying pretty tight.
Has anyone run into something similar
—where the trachys stayed closed for a while and eventually adjusted?
Or does anyone have suggestions for protecting these beauties during the transition?
I’ve attached photos of the corals now, as well as how they looked before. What’s strange is that I have **another trachy** in the middle of the tank that seems completely fine in the same lighting change.
I’m also wondering:
*Could this be due to lower PAR compared to what they were used to? was running the ai prime and saxy B at 80%
Or is it that the Radion spectrum quality is stronger, even at lower percentages, and stressing them out?
Rainbow trachy:before vs. current
Red trachy:doing great after the lighting swap, in the exact same spot
Any advice or shared experiences would really help—especially from anyone who had their trachys bounce back after a lighting change.
current
before
Hi everyone—looking for a bit of guidance. I recently upgraded my lighting from two AI Prime 16HDs to a G6 XR30 Radion because I wanted more power and the ability to keep SPS corals. I’m currently running the AB+ profile at 50%with a 20-day acclimation period.
I’ve done a lot of research, and most of my corals seem to be adjusting well. However, my two rainbow trachys haven’t been opening loo much since the switch. It’s been about 7 days, and they’re still staying pretty tight.
Has anyone run into something similar
—where the trachys stayed closed for a while and eventually adjusted?
Or does anyone have suggestions for protecting these beauties during the transition?
I’ve attached photos of the corals now, as well as how they looked before. What’s strange is that I have **another trachy** in the middle of the tank that seems completely fine in the same lighting change.
I’m also wondering:
*Could this be due to lower PAR compared to what they were used to? was running the ai prime and saxy B at 80%
Or is it that the Radion spectrum quality is stronger, even at lower percentages, and stressing them out?
Rainbow trachy:before vs. current
Red trachy:doing great after the lighting swap, in the exact same spot
Any advice or shared experiences would really help—especially from anyone who had their trachys bounce back after a lighting change.
current
before
