Help Frogspawn Problem I think!

[reeferfoxx]

hm.... Someone who had the same lighting as me has her lights about B70% and W65% and nothing has bleached

Light acclimation can get you those levels. Also depends on how high the light was mounted.

 

[TimReef]

This is my 20 gallon with the Mars Aqua running 30% whites and 60% blues. My frogspawn is tucked in the back left corner getting low to low-medium light.

Love the Tank! My tank the height of the tank is tall..... from top to the bottom of the tank ranges 24" can I run my lights at what I am running and get significant amount of growth? I mounted my lights 11-1/2 inches off the surface of the water.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Love the Tank! My tank the height of the tank is tall..... from top to the bottom of the tank ranges 24" can I run my lights at what I am running and get significant amount of growth? I mounted my lights 11-1/2 inches off the surface of the water.

After looking at the specs on your box, you have 90° lenses. These are perfect for penetrating taller tanks. So even at 11.5 inches off the surface you are still getting good focused light at the sandbed. I would seriously consider going down to 20-30% for a few weeks, then bumping it up but no higher than 40%. You will see some positive improvements with the addition of getting adequate test kits and fixing your tanks parameters.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Love the Tank!

And thank you BTW

 

[TimReef]

And thank you BTW

No problem alright. So what should my channel-1 and 2 should be at?

 

[TimReef]

No problem alright. So what should my channel-1 and 2 should be at?

Im thinking channel-2 should be at 70% and channel-1 should be at 35-40%?

 

[reeferfoxx]

Im thinking channel-2 should be at 70% and channel-1 should be at 35-40%?

Start with 55% white and 67% blue for the first week. Then 50% white and 70% blue that following week. Then on the third week drop to 45% white and 70% blue. Keep it there for a few weeks and see how things are doing. Sometimes lighting may look dim but our eyes aren't seeing the full par to light intensity the way coral do.

 

[TimReef]

Start with 55% white and 67% blue for the first week. Then 50% white and 70% blue that following week. Then on the third week drop to 45% white and 70% blue. Keep it there for a few weeks and see how things are doing. Sometimes lighting may look dim but our eyes aren't seeing the full par to light intensity the way coral do.

Alright thanks a lot man! My frogspawn seems to like it higher up there up on the right towards the light moderate to intense lightning. Look at my profile picture.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Alright thanks a lot man! My frogspawn seems to like it higher up there up on the right towards the light moderate to intense lightning. Look at my profile picture.

You say that now

 

[TimReef]

You say that now

You don't think he will?

 

[reeferfoxx]

You don't think he will?

Like stated before, frogspawn are hardy. They adapt. That doesn't always mean they will look their "best". I think you'll be surprised at what that coral can grow into with the right balance.

 

[TimReef]

Like stated before, frogspawn are hardy. They adapt. That doesn't always mean they will look their "best". I think you'll be surprised at what that coral can grow into with the right balance.

When did you get that frog spawn into your tank?

Mine was placed on 2/11 and the picture was taken yesterday

 

[reeferfoxx]

When I bought my frogspawn it was back in February of 2015. It was the size of maybe a nickle? Here is a picture of it in August 2015 where its maybe the size of yours now...

 

[reeferfoxx]

You can see it here now, this was taken 3/11 on the lower left.

 

[reeferfoxx]

I did frag some of it, that isn't the full colony.

 

[TimReef]

I did frag some of it, that isn't the full colony.

Wow...... a whole year with great water permeters and lighting.....

 

[reeferfoxx]

Wow...... a whole year with great water permeters and lighting.....

Well, i switched from the mars aqua to the populargrow wifi box. I wasn't impressed with the warmer lighting the populargrow had so I switched LED lenses and diodes with the addition of 395nm UV leds. In return I kind of bleached the coloring some. I literally can't go higher than 20% whites or 60% blues without bleaching .

 

[TimReef]

Well, i switched from the mars aqua to the populargrow wifi box. I wasn't impressed with the warmer lighting the populargrow had so I switched LED lenses and diodes with the addition of 395nm UV leds. In return I kind of bleached the coloring some. I literally can't go higher than 20% whites or 60% blues without bleaching .

Okay so you didn't have the mars aqua anymore?

 

[reeferfoxx]

Okay so you didn't have the mars aqua anymore?

I do. But I don't use it. The 20 gallon was retired and this new 30 gallon runs the populargrow. All black box units are very much the same other than a few variables. For instance, lenses and diodes. Your box is a lot like the Mars Aqua other than the built in controller. I actually modified the populargrow to have similar spectrum to your box or the mars aqua. The populargrow came with 120° lenses vs. the Mars Aqua which had 90° lenses like your box. I did however add UV diodes much like the SB reef lights. So where I can only peak at 20/60, that would be equal to your 30-40%/70% if that makes any sense?

 

[TimReef]

Instead of getting that why didn't you get the lighting I have?