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Hey everyone I just started my new EVO. Pretty excited!! its been up since may. my biggest issue at the moment is knowing what light spectrum to use for the best growth for my sps. I started off with the saxby and then I read that these lights need to be at a higher percentage so I switched to the Tony rogers setting. but after 2 weeks of this I'm noticing the sps seem slightly lighter and some tips r slightly, very slightly paler. Im not sure if this is growth or what. Also noticed hair algae starting 3 days after light change.
So I lowered it to the BRS ab+ setting in hopes that the lower lights would be better. Id like to find the right settings and stop messing with the lights. Wish these companies put more options out for tanks sizes and depth. does anyone have any ideas what I should use?
The sps are between 4.5 to 7 inches below water line. the light is mounted 9ish inches above. All the corals seem to be pretty happy with polyp extension aside from one milli, asd rainbow, that has some but not fluffy.
I currently do a 1 gallon water change twice a week.
Tank parameters :
Alk:7.8-8.4
nitrates- 2-5, mostly 2ish
phosphates less that .1
mag -1400
calcium 400-450
salt-1.026
currently running
skimmer- aquamax HOB
Lighting- AI Prime hd 16 with diffuser
Flow - since 1.0 and a jebao ow 10 wavemaker
ATO- Tunze nano
for fish I have:
2 clowns
1 peppermint shrimp
several hermits and snails
for corals I have: 4 different acans
duncan
easter chalice
green slimer
asd rainbow milli
tsa sabertooth milli
blue ice tort
orange and green monti
aquaman monti
Incoming I have:
tsa Bali blue slimer
tsa daydream
My issue at the moment is I have no idea what I'm doing with these lights since I don't have a par meter.
So I lowered it to the BRS ab+ setting in hopes that the lower lights would be better. Id like to find the right settings and stop messing with the lights. Wish these companies put more options out for tanks sizes and depth. does anyone have any ideas what I should use?
The sps are between 4.5 to 7 inches below water line. the light is mounted 9ish inches above. All the corals seem to be pretty happy with polyp extension aside from one milli, asd rainbow, that has some but not fluffy.
I currently do a 1 gallon water change twice a week.
Tank parameters :
Alk:7.8-8.4
nitrates- 2-5, mostly 2ish
phosphates less that .1
mag -1400
calcium 400-450
salt-1.026
currently running
skimmer- aquamax HOB
Lighting- AI Prime hd 16 with diffuser
Flow - since 1.0 and a jebao ow 10 wavemaker
ATO- Tunze nano
for fish I have:
2 clowns
1 peppermint shrimp
several hermits and snails
for corals I have: 4 different acans
duncan
easter chalice
green slimer
asd rainbow milli
tsa sabertooth milli
blue ice tort
orange and green monti
aquaman monti
Incoming I have:
tsa Bali blue slimer
tsa daydream
My issue at the moment is I have no idea what I'm doing with these lights since I don't have a par meter.