Team, you need to know that being able to revert back to cloudy day/low lighting is the #1 thing you do as tank CPR before any other action.
Water charges come after
Preventing light sunburn is #1
temperature insults cold and hot.
chemical burns, overdoses.
events where you think ammonia has spiked and held for days (side note, it hasn't heh)
especially after sandbed removals, rock swaps, deep cleans.
alk events
power outage recovery
sudden cloudy water events, o2 drop suspected scenarios
rarely does anyone in these emergency threads account for simple sunburn and many corals are lost.
arresting rtn cascades is a big deal, full-on lighting brings them on with zest when the other causatives are in place.
full on lighting is for ideal conditions, stasis, not for change you'll peel off skin with total photoburn if you miss being dynamic with your lighting intensity, time your breaks and save your corals.
your led cannons are relentless lol chill them sometimes, we all make reef mistakes that require this dynamic prep.
CPR for reef tanks can save you thousands of dollars, and the first prep is light dropping, before compressions (cleaning and export of lost materials, restoring o2 and co2 balance by removing accumulation, depending on the insult)
If you ever wonder if something bad has happened to your reef and corals are closed up and mad, start the fix by dropping back to light levels as brand new/low acclimation level as you search for the cause or remedy.
Water charges come after
Preventing light sunburn is #1
temperature insults cold and hot.
chemical burns, overdoses.
events where you think ammonia has spiked and held for days (side note, it hasn't heh)
especially after sandbed removals, rock swaps, deep cleans.
alk events
power outage recovery
sudden cloudy water events, o2 drop suspected scenarios
rarely does anyone in these emergency threads account for simple sunburn and many corals are lost.
arresting rtn cascades is a big deal, full-on lighting brings them on with zest when the other causatives are in place.
full on lighting is for ideal conditions, stasis, not for change you'll peel off skin with total photoburn if you miss being dynamic with your lighting intensity, time your breaks and save your corals.
your led cannons are relentless lol chill them sometimes, we all make reef mistakes that require this dynamic prep.
CPR for reef tanks can save you thousands of dollars, and the first prep is light dropping, before compressions (cleaning and export of lost materials, restoring o2 and co2 balance by removing accumulation, depending on the insult)
If you ever wonder if something bad has happened to your reef and corals are closed up and mad, start the fix by dropping back to light levels as brand new/low acclimation level as you search for the cause or remedy.
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