Is their a suitable wrasse? Peaceful and small?
Pink streak wrasse.
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Is their a suitable wrasse? Peaceful and small?
You’ll get 1,000,000 answers to this that all oppose each other. As I said earlier, I run mine very differently than how most people would approach it. However, IME, most people agree on at least a 1 hour ramp up and down. 50% of people will tell you to leave the light at a steady intensity after ramp up, and the others will tell you to have the light ramp up and down a few times when at your highest settings in order to give coral strong light, while still giving them breaks in between the times of high intensity. I have it ramp up and down all throughout the day, but not too much to where the corals are closing at all during the breaks. This seems to be working great for me in terms of coloring up and growing my softies and LPS so far! This may not work well at all for SPS though. Trial and error is my method as you’ll never get one good solid answer when it comes to lighting.Also, should the lights slowly get brighter and brighter up until 12:00, and then ramp all the way back down? Or should there be hours of the same setting/high intensity?
I just changed it to that saw looking thing. But prior I was at full intensity all day. I have zoas in areas as low as 50 and some at 125. My hammer garden is between 80-150. Goni/alve garden sit around 100-125.Y’all would be shocked by my lighting. I only have one sps (a monti) yet I run it at full intensity at four points throughout the day. I’m in Vegas so sadly can’t log into the app to take a screenshot but I will when I get back home. It seems like it should be too intense for softies and LPS, but they all look very happy and fully open. Ive never seen someone use the full intensity but it works for me
I ramp my lights up till full intensity in 3 hours and ramp down for about 3 hours.Also, should the lights slowly get brighter and brighter up until 12:00, and then ramp all the way back down? Or should there be hours of the same setting/high intensity?
So what if you suck up the sand?Well, I’ve been working on it for a little over an hour.
I just don’t know how to get the algae off of the sand. If I try to vacuum it up, then it just sucks sand up along with it. I literally have bare spots in the tank now because of that.
I did take some frags out and cleaned the GHA/GBA off of them. And I also rearranged some of the frags.
I am concerned that when I put the clean sand on top of the old sand, it will trap any algae that’s left on the surface, underneath. This could cause it to break down and cause issues?So what if you suck up the sand?
Rinse sand well in some rodi/salt water and place back in tank.
I wouldn’t think so.I am concerned that when I put the clean sand on top of the old sand, it will trap any algae that’s left on the surface, underneath. This could cause it to break down and cause issues?
I’ve added sand before and that didn’t cause issuesI am concerned that when I put the clean sand on top of the old sand, it will trap any algae that’s left on the surface, underneath. This could cause it to break down and cause issues?
I have no idea what my PAR levels are throughout my tank.I just changed it to that saw looking thing. But prior I was at full intensity all day. I have zoas in areas as low as 50 and some at 125. My hammer garden is between 80-150. Goni/alve garden sit around 100-125.
Everything seems happy. I just did the saw thing to help reduce light intensity during hottest part of the day since I do not have central ac
Pretty much in the same boat.I will never clean a sandbed, if it is healthy it needs leaving alone.
get a conch!!I am concerned that when I put the clean sand on top of the old sand, it will trap any algae that’s left on the surface, underneath. This could cause it to break down and cause issues?
I dont know man, TRAFFICsure be glad when schools back in.
i know, maybe there will be less.I dont know man, TRAFFIC
Same Bebe’s kids be playing all day around my apartment ;Deadsure be glad when schools back in.
Well… mine has algae on it all the time, and it starts to overtake the frags. :/I will never clean a sandbed, if it is healthy it needs leaving alone.
Yes! I really want one. I’ll see what my LFS has next time I go.get a conch!!