So I bought a par meter and my suspicions where right....... my lights are dialed down WAY too much. All the corals look good. Nothing dying but nothing really growing except the zoas, acans, and favites. Oh, and cyphastrea. I guess all the low demanding corals.
At the top of the tank I have a few sps. Stylophora, Monti digitata, monti cap and birdsnest at 140 par.
A torch and hammer mid tank at 70 par.
Acans and zoas on the bottom around 50-70.
I'm thinking I should write down the recommended par for each coral and adjust the lights. Then put on acclimation mode for a few months.
How long should I put on acclimation mode and at what starting percentage?
What are you guys doing to maintain the par meters?
I figure wipe down with rodi but what other tips do you guys have?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
At the top of the tank I have a few sps. Stylophora, Monti digitata, monti cap and birdsnest at 140 par.
A torch and hammer mid tank at 70 par.
Acans and zoas on the bottom around 50-70.
I'm thinking I should write down the recommended par for each coral and adjust the lights. Then put on acclimation mode for a few months.
How long should I put on acclimation mode and at what starting percentage?
What are you guys doing to maintain the par meters?
I figure wipe down with rodi but what other tips do you guys have?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.