So I'm finally about to upgrade my Stock lighting (Fluval EVO 13.5) to an AI Prime HD. The questions I have are 2 part. Looking for suggestions here (if there is anything off)
1. Is 1 Ai Prime sufficient for LPS for this size nano tank?
2. Have you ever seen stock light cause bleaching to the corals?)
If I could have someone perhaps, examine this green candy cane coral (lowered it a few weeks ago). I used to have it much higher and it does seem to look much better after lowering in the tank. But I honestly didn't think stock lights had enough power to even do this? Could it be another reason? A few weeks ago it was heavily browning on the edges, and loosing alot of its color , slightly whiter (generally looks/looked unhappy). When I purchased it, it appeared to have brown grass like algae attached to it. Which reminds me, algae had been pretty pesky for the past month, but finally starting to settle down.
Current numbers
Was lighting tank 9 hours currently on a 6 hours cycle for the past month
Live life 6 months
Sal 1.026 (Raised from 1.023)
Temp 77.0-78.9
PH 8.2
Alk 8
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 <10 ppm
30% water changes once a week (did a period of 3 water changes a week due to an algae bloom)
CUC
4 Nerite Snails
4 Nassarius Snails
3 Trochus Snails
2 FL Cerith Snails
10 Dwarf Cerith Snails
1 Fire Shrimp
2 Hermits
1 Fighting Conch
Fuge with red gracilaria w/ JBJ LED Fuge Light
Running: chemi pure blue and Purigen
Phos pad, 2 passes of double layered filter floss (Intank Media Baskets, with upgraded pump)
Feeding every other day, Frozen Mysis (Rinsed)
1. Is 1 Ai Prime sufficient for LPS for this size nano tank?
2. Have you ever seen stock light cause bleaching to the corals?)
If I could have someone perhaps, examine this green candy cane coral (lowered it a few weeks ago). I used to have it much higher and it does seem to look much better after lowering in the tank. But I honestly didn't think stock lights had enough power to even do this? Could it be another reason? A few weeks ago it was heavily browning on the edges, and loosing alot of its color , slightly whiter (generally looks/looked unhappy). When I purchased it, it appeared to have brown grass like algae attached to it. Which reminds me, algae had been pretty pesky for the past month, but finally starting to settle down.
Current numbers
Was lighting tank 9 hours currently on a 6 hours cycle for the past month
Live life 6 months
Sal 1.026 (Raised from 1.023)
Temp 77.0-78.9
PH 8.2
Alk 8
NH3 0
NO2 0
NO3 <10 ppm
30% water changes once a week (did a period of 3 water changes a week due to an algae bloom)
CUC
4 Nerite Snails
4 Nassarius Snails
3 Trochus Snails
2 FL Cerith Snails
10 Dwarf Cerith Snails
1 Fire Shrimp
2 Hermits
1 Fighting Conch
Fuge with red gracilaria w/ JBJ LED Fuge Light
Running: chemi pure blue and Purigen
Phos pad, 2 passes of double layered filter floss (Intank Media Baskets, with upgraded pump)
Feeding every other day, Frozen Mysis (Rinsed)
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