Who has the best colored corals and how do we learn from the Masters?
My quick response is Jason Fox and Adam @ Battlecorals.
I recently had an opportunity to acquire the highest end SPS I ever had. The top two being a Homewrecker and a Walt Disney.
Naturally I want to grow these out and achieve optimal coloration.
They were being grown out under LED black boxes. Presently I have them under 250 w DE 14k Phoenix bulb in a Lumen Bright reflector. Unfortunately I don’t have a PAR meter, but I hope to blast them with substantial light.
Then I watched a tour of Jason Fox’s operation a second time. My instinct was to drop the pendants a little to increase the amount of light. Then I read with Lumen Brights there is adequate light, so instead of dropping the pendants raise them up to 14 inches above the surface of the water. Do the opposite. You would also think more light means a longer photo period. On JF main system he said he run halides for 4 hours, blue ReefBrites for 12 hours and T5 bulbs for 10 hours. Again, shorten the MH time period. Do the opposite.
I run my 2 LumenBright pendants for 7 hours each, but now I’m thinking to gradually shorten this length of time down to 5 hours. I supplement with a freshwater Satellite LED strip for the blue actinic, although it is inadequate. I am considering buying a Reef Brite XHO for more blue light on a longer photo period.
Any feedback on this thinking to get more color out of acros?
My quick response is Jason Fox and Adam @ Battlecorals.
I recently had an opportunity to acquire the highest end SPS I ever had. The top two being a Homewrecker and a Walt Disney.
Naturally I want to grow these out and achieve optimal coloration.
They were being grown out under LED black boxes. Presently I have them under 250 w DE 14k Phoenix bulb in a Lumen Bright reflector. Unfortunately I don’t have a PAR meter, but I hope to blast them with substantial light.
Then I watched a tour of Jason Fox’s operation a second time. My instinct was to drop the pendants a little to increase the amount of light. Then I read with Lumen Brights there is adequate light, so instead of dropping the pendants raise them up to 14 inches above the surface of the water. Do the opposite. You would also think more light means a longer photo period. On JF main system he said he run halides for 4 hours, blue ReefBrites for 12 hours and T5 bulbs for 10 hours. Again, shorten the MH time period. Do the opposite.
I run my 2 LumenBright pendants for 7 hours each, but now I’m thinking to gradually shorten this length of time down to 5 hours. I supplement with a freshwater Satellite LED strip for the blue actinic, although it is inadequate. I am considering buying a Reef Brite XHO for more blue light on a longer photo period.
Any feedback on this thinking to get more color out of acros?