Husker 40 Breeder SPS tank

[Husker]

So I traded my T5/LED combo light for a calcium reactor for the upgrade setup. Because this tank is still running while we finish the stand, I had to light it with the LED light for my display refugium. Doing the T5 --> LED switch really makes you appreciate how awesome ATI T5s are. Everything looks kinda blah to my eyes under the LED.

 

[Husker]

Apparently I'm doing everything I can to kill off my SPS before moving everything over to the new tank.

I didn't want to fry the corals with the LED, so I started off maxing them out at about 30% on all the Blue channels and 15% on all the white channels. 2 days later my dKH jumped from 8.0 to 9.9. A couple frags that were still recovering from the previous alk drop are now completely dead and bone white. I turned off my doser and washed all the kalk out of the ATO. After 2 days, dKH hasn't dropped at all and several frags have pretty bad burnt tips.

Hopefully the new setup is ready to go soon, because this one is going out tumbling.

 

[Steven Garland]

Holy smokes,idk how I missed this thread. Do you have a thread for the new tank ?

 

[Husker]

Thanks.

Here is the thread for the new tank. The transition was a bit sketchy, but things are starting to settle in a bit now: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/husker-150g-peninsula-display-refugium.308800/

 

[Islandvib3s]

What livestock did you end up going with? I'm building a sps grow out frag tank and want to keep nutrients low.