One Acro to rule them all?

[Slocke]

This Acropora is my most expensive, $200 for a tiny frag of bahama mama something something.

This is a $10 nameless from my LFS’s bargain bin….

I think its my favorite :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

 

[Gumbies R Us]

This Acropora is my most expensive, $200 for a tiny frag of bahama mama something something.

This is a $10 nameless from my LFS’s bargain bin….

I think its my favorite :rolling-on-the-floor-laughing:

I'm going with the $10 frag on this one, both because of the cost and the color, haha.

 

[azreefer93]

Got my chunky JF Homewrecker a few days ago. Look absolutely stunning compare to the WD on the left (my opinion). I let it sit under 700-800 par, will see what will happens

 

[Science/G]

Got my chunky JF Homewrecker a few days ago. Look absolutely stunning compare to the WD on the left (my opinion). I let it sit under 700-800 par, will see what will happens

Wow! I just can't bring my lights up that high on my mixed reef. I might have better luck with the WD at 300 par?!

 

[azreefer93]

Wow! I just can't bring my lights up that high on my mixed reef. I might have better luck with the WD at 300 par?!

I think you will be fine. I saw my LFS have a big WD colony with amazing color (blue tips and bright yellow body) sitting under 300ish PAR (he told me that) with combo of AI Blade and Radion. But his tank has been running for 15 years so I guess the trace elements contribute to that coloration.

Or if you want to place it in the higher position to get better PAR by stacking the rock or using the acrylic rod will be an option.

 

[Yazannreef]

Make sure your nutrients are elevated with high par. 800 par will cook your corals over time.
I found you get the best colors out og WD and HW with 300 to 400 par. If you can get the par with a great spectrum spread you will get them colored up nicely and can grow super healthy.
Hot then with random flow from everywhere. Found multiple pumps placed across from each other but not directly pointed at each other creats best flow patterns.
Also mounting them on an angle helps branching faster rather than entrusting.

 

[bubbgee]

Make sure your nutrients are elevated with high par. 800 par will cook your corals over time.
I found you get the best colors out og WD and HW with 300 to 400 par. If you can get the par with a great spectrum spread you will get them colored up nicely and can grow super healthy.
Hot then with random flow from everywhere. Found multiple pumps placed across from each other but not directly pointed at each other creats best flow patterns.
Also mounting them on an angle helps branching faster rather than entrusting.

What kind of lighting schedule and lighting do you use? I'm trying to find as much info as I can. Thanks!

 

[Yazannreef]

What kind of lighting schedule and lighting do you use? I'm trying to find as much info as I can. Thanks!

It dosnt even matter what light you use. They all do the job as long as they have a white full spectrum and a blue period. Just let us know what light you have and I can suggest a schedule to start with

 

[azreefer93]

Make sure your nutrients are elevated with high par. 800 par will cook your corals over time.
I found you get the best colors out og WD and HW with 300 to 400 par. If you can get the par with a great spectrum spread you will get them colored up nicely and can grow super healthy.
Hot then with random flow from everywhere. Found multiple pumps placed across from each other but not directly pointed at each other creats best flow patterns.
Also mounting them on an angle helps branching faster rather than entrusting.

Your looks absolutely gorgeous!!! My N and P is 20 and 0.06, trying to push more if I see the burn tips, flow is 2 MP40s blasted lot of random flows. I am thinking to cut a few branch off to place in multiple places in my tank to see different result. But love to play with this homewrecker!

Also, what camera lens you use to took those video?

 

[Yazannreef]

What kind of lighting schedule and lighting do you use? I'm trying to find as much info as I can. Thanks!

What kind of lighting are you using?

 

[Yazannreef]

Your looks absolutely gorgeous!!! My N and P is 20 and 0.06, trying to push more if I see the burn tips, flow is 2 MP40s blasted lot of random flows. I am thinking to cut a few branch off to place in multiple places in my tank to see different result. But love to play with this homewrecker!

Also, what camera lens you use to took those video?

Your nutrients are on point.
I just use Samsung s23 ultra with orange glasses against it. Make sure you shoot on video pro mode with 10000k white balance

 

[Science/G]

I shoot for 15-20 nitrates and I'm dosing Neophos to keep phosphates above .03
My Blue Bottlebrush (looks like a Hawkins Echinata) is developing blue tips and growing nicely along with a Frogskin Acro I have under the new Reef Breeder Meridians and my T5's, and I am ready to step up to some more challenging and exotic Acros. I have good flow and get around 275 par in a few spots, and 350+ par in 2 spots for around 4 hours at peak light. One on those high par spots, from the advice on this thread, is for a WD, the others?

 

[Science/G]

After all of the amazing advice from this thread, I'm steering away from JF homewrecker, angry birds, vivids confetti, and Pink Highlighter, first because of cost, but also, I don't think I can get those to color up in par from 275-350. Now I'm thinking, Rainbow Loom, immortal Tort, RR Aussie Gold, and TSA Bollywood to go along with the WD. I really want to give an Acropora speciosa a try, they are amazing.

 

[Science/G]

Make sure your nutrients are elevated with high par. 800 par will cook your corals over time.
I found you get the best colors out og WD and HW with 300 to 400 par. If you can get the par with a great spectrum spread you will get them colored up nicely and can grow super healthy.
Hot then with random flow from everywhere. Found multiple pumps placed across from each other but not directly pointed at each other creats best flow patterns.
Also mounting them on an angle helps branching faster rather than entrusting.

Great tip with the mounting angle!!

 

[bubbgee]

What kind of lighting schedule and lighting do you use? I'm trying to find as much info as I can. Thanks!

What kind of lighting are you using?

Aquatic life t5 hybrid (2 blue plus, one coral plus, one actinic), 2 Orphek or4 blue plus bars and 2 radion xr30 blue g5. I run t6 for 6 hours. The radions and orpheks for 8 hours. 4 hours peak par.

Still thinking of squeezing a MH in the middle for additional par and spectrum for the Tenuis (everyone else swears by MH anyway and I think an hour of MH 250w shouldn’t hurt my electric bill too much).

 

[Yazannreef]

Aquatic life t5 hybrid (2 blue plus, one coral plus, one actinic), 2 Orphek or4 blue plus bars and 2 radion xr30 blue g5. I run t6 for 6 hours. The radions and orpheks for 8 hours. 4 hours peak par.

Still thinking of squeezing a MH in the middle for additional par and spectrum for the Tenuis (everyone else swears by MH anyway and I think an hour of MH 250w shouldn’t hurt my electric bill too much).

How big is your tank again?

 

[bubbgee]

Aquatic life t5 hybrid (2 blue plus, one coral plus, one actinic), 2 Orphek or4 blue plus bars and 2 radion xr30 blue g5. I run t6 for 6 hours. The radions and orpheks for 8 hours. 4 hours peak par.

Still thinking of squeezing a MH in the middle for additional par and spectrum for the Tenuis (everyone else swears by MH anyway and I think an hour of MH 250w shouldn’t hurt my electric bill too much).

How big is your tank again?

The sps grow out tank is 36in x 24 x 16.

 

[bubbgee]

Aquatic life t5 hybrid (2 blue plus, one coral plus, one actinic), 2 Orphek or4 blue plus bars and 2 radion xr30 blue g5. I run t6 for 6 hours. The radions and orpheks for 8 hours. 4 hours peak par.

Still thinking of squeezing a MH in the middle for additional par and spectrum for the Tenuis (everyone else swears by MH anyway and I think an hour of MH 250w shouldn’t hurt my electric bill too much).

How big is your tank again?

The sps grow out tank is 36in x 24 x 16.

Radion speak at 55% (500 par) at the top.
Height from the light to the water surface is around 10in.

Bottom of the tank is around 250-300
Middle of the tank is 350-400

 

[Yazannreef]

The sps grow out tank is 36in x 24 x 16.

You have enough light already. Metal halides are great if you use a chiller( produce ample heat)
Turn up your intensity on your radions by 10% until you achieve whatever par you want.
Also mwtal halide don't really push a lot of par. I have used them in the past and thier strength is in the coverage of light not so much the high par. 300 to 400 par is what I used to get out of them.

 

[Yazannreef]

You have enough light already. Metal halides are great if you use a chiller( produce ample heat)
Turn up your intensity on your radions by 10% until you achieve whatever par you want.
Also mwtal halide don't really push a lot of par. I have used them in the past and thier strength is in the coverage of light not so much the high par. 300 to 400 par is what I used to get out of them.

What tenius need is a good flow. Light is not as important as you might think.
Flow and chemistry come first