Why are my Acros turning green?

[Charlie’s Frags]

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Max out blues, v, uv, r and g to 8-10 and white to 20-25

 

[Mitch0928]

No.

First you must crank dat soldja boy.

Then you can increase the intensity.

 

[living_tribunal]

Yes, that is what I said.

 

[Mitch0928]

Max out blues, v, uv, r and g to 8-10 and white to 20-25

is it safe to max out the intensities? always worried it would bleach my other corals

 

[Mitch0928]

Yes, that is what I said.

accidentally quoted you :)

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

You should max out the blues, Uv, v and bring up the whites a bit. I have a prime 16 on a 6 gallon side frag tank that grows acros very well with this schedule.

 

[living_tribunal]

accidentally quoted you :)

You are forgiven. Try slowly increasing the par. If your lights have an acclimation process, use that. I’d be happy to share my presets if you’d like.

 

[Mitch0928]

You are forgiven. Try slowly increasing the par. If your lights has an acclimation process, use that. I’d be happy to share my presets if you’d like.

yes they do. at the peak, my blues reach about 100%. i can put them on the mode to increase until max

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

is it safe to max out the intensities? always worried it would bleach my other corals

Crank them up and set a 2 week acclimation schedule.

And get your po4 up to 0.10 or drop your alk to 7.5. 0.03 po4 and 9.0 dKh is stressful on acros

 

[living_tribunal]

yes they do. at the peak, my blues reach about 100%. i can put them on the mode to increase until max

Just don’t fry them depending on how close your lights are to the tank.

 

[Mitch0928]

Crank them up and set a 2 week acclimation schedule.

And get your po4 up to 0.10 or drop your alk to 7.5. 0.03 po4 and 9.0 dKh is stressful on acros

guess i’ll get my po4 up. i can’t keep low alk or it ticks off my other coral

 

[Mitch0928]

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here is what i just ordered

 

[living_tribunal]

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Get it girl.

 

[Mitch0928]

Get it girl.

i don’t want it to turn green or red. i’m worried lol

 

[living_tribunal]

i don’t want it to turn green or red. i’m worried lol

Deep breaths

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

guess i’ll get my po4 up. i can’t keep low alk or it ticks off my other coral

guess i’ll get my po4 up. i can’t keep low alk or it ticks off my other coral

7.5 shouldn’t cause coral stress but ok. Raise that po4 and par and you should be heading in the right direction.

 

[living_tribunal]

7.5 shouldn’t cause coral stress but ok. Raise that po4 and par and you should be heading in the right direction.

I like people who like phosphates for their corals.

 

[Mitch0928]

7.5 shouldn’t cause coral stress but ok. Raise that po4 and par and you should be heading in the right direction.

got it thanks. i’ve kept them at 8.5 no problem so i’ll lean for that and i’ll start the acclimation for lights tonight. thanks!

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I like people who like phosphates for their corals.

 

[EW_Fish]

You should max out the blues, Uv, v and bring up the whites a bit. I have a prime 16 on a 6 gallon side frag tank that grows acros very well with this schedule.

This isnt for every tank. I have a WB20 and No where near that % or watts with amazing color. I havent ran par but I bet I could be around 200