Reef tank problems

[keshanumesh]

Hi all
i ran into a crap ton of issues during the couple of months

i used 2 Spectra Spheres I had good growth in my sps but I had sudden deaths

so when I checked the par it didn’t come close to the 250 level

so I bought a Spectra Helios R60

then my nutrients dropped to 0 within a couple of weeks

for this I had to battle dinos

oh the joy of this hobby:-D

so now I wanna upgrade my lights to t5 hybrid

i was thinking of getting a 48 inch Aquatic Life hybrid fixture with 4 ATI Blue Plus bulbs to work along side the LEDs I have

i don’t know how the fixtur is cooled so would like to have your experience on that too as well as experience on using spectra spheres and Helios leds

Regards
Keshan

 

[fishguy242]

hi welcome to the reef going to love it here!!
lots of fun/info/fun/help/fun....
sorry cannot offer any insight on lights,many others will come, :)

 

[fuelman]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[dwair]

Hi all
i ran into a crap ton of issues during the couple of months

i used 2 Spectra Spheres I had good growth in my sps but I had sudden deaths

so when I checked the par it didn’t come close to the 250 level

so I bought a Spectra Helios R60

then my nutrients dropped to 0 within a couple of weeks

for this I had to battle dinos

oh the joy of this hobby:-D

so now I wanna upgrade my lights to t5 hybrid

i was thinking of getting a 48 inch Aquatic Life hybrid fixture with 4 ATI Blue Plus bulbs to work along side the LEDs I have

i don’t know how the fixtur is cooled so would like to have your experience on that too as well as experience on using spectra spheres and Helios leds

Regards
Keshan

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome! Sorry no experience with those lights.

 

[Bryn]

Welcoem toR2R...

 

[PTXReef]

Welcome to R2R and happy reefing!

 

[SPR1968]

Stability is the key Keshan, try and keep everything stable

Most types of light will work to a degree so just get the best you can afford

And Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Edp251]

Welcome to R2R!

My personal experience was that adding T5 supplement was a great boost in my sps journey but only after I stabilized my parameters and nutrients. In my case, i added the Aquatic Life hybrid to my AI prime and instantly realized how much shadowing the tank had under LEDs alone.

Best of luck!

 

[ScottR]

Welcome Keshan. You have all the help you here in this place. Just ask away. Feel free to start a thread with parameters, pics and more details.

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R Kesha. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[Hydrored]

Welcome! I suggest posting in the lighting section. The T5 hybrids are not active cooled.

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[najer]

Welcome to R2R, you will love the addition of T5s. :)

 

[Funston07]

Welcome to R2R!!! I currently have ai primes and am also looking into doing a t5 hybrid fixture, so many options though

 

[Ippyroy]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[BackToTheReef]

Sorry, I can't help with the lighting/equipment questions but wanted to swing by and say hello and welcome! :)

 

[ScubaFish802]

Welcome to R2R! :)