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Question. What kind of lighting do torch corals like ? I ask because i have two diff colors of torchs. A regular purple pink tip one and a neon green with blue tip torch. My lights are 4 t5 bulbs on a 135g. Stretching all 72 inchs with two 36 inch fixtures. Two blue and two coral plus.
I also have a set of full spectrum .50w 100 led 36 inch fixtures. And 2 36 inch older t5 normal outout (meaning half the wattage of high output t5s) fixtures with 2 bulbs running 6500ks. I only use these for extra par. The leds put out 100 par 10 inchs down and the t5 normal outputs add around 50 or so. So 150 par more total.
When i turn these on my green torch coral shrinks into its skeleton throughout the day.. and if i have them off its about 70% extended. The purple torch doesnt care either way its out 100% if the time. Both are mid way in my tank. Im thinking the green torch doesnt like higher lighting. Should i move it further down into a more partially shaded area ?
Because ive also noticed its becoming more transluscent too even if i keep the extra lights off it doesnt seem to like just the 4 ati t5s.. so i dunno. Are there really different color torchs that like lower/higher lighting ?
I also have a set of full spectrum .50w 100 led 36 inch fixtures. And 2 36 inch older t5 normal outout (meaning half the wattage of high output t5s) fixtures with 2 bulbs running 6500ks. I only use these for extra par. The leds put out 100 par 10 inchs down and the t5 normal outputs add around 50 or so. So 150 par more total.
When i turn these on my green torch coral shrinks into its skeleton throughout the day.. and if i have them off its about 70% extended. The purple torch doesnt care either way its out 100% if the time. Both are mid way in my tank. Im thinking the green torch doesnt like higher lighting. Should i move it further down into a more partially shaded area ?
Because ive also noticed its becoming more transluscent too even if i keep the extra lights off it doesnt seem to like just the 4 ati t5s.. so i dunno. Are there really different color torchs that like lower/higher lighting ?