Birds Nest Up High or Down Low?

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  1. ManNurseReefer

    ManNurseReefer Fire Shrimp

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    My birds nest looks a little pale on the parts that receive the most light. Are these better off lower in the tank? I have a 29 gall with four 24 watt T5's.
     
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  2. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    They like the light....how old are the bulbs?
     
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  3. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    Are they growth tips or the start of bleaching? IME, birdsnests are lower light corals.
     
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  4. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    I have better luck with them in the mid to lower levels of my tank.
     
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  5. ManNurseReefer

    ManNurseReefer Fire Shrimp

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    Upper, mid and lower...that's not confusing at all. Bulbs are two weeks old but I replaced them one at a time.
     
    ManNurseReefer, Aug 22, 2010
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  6. Nor_Cal_Guy

    Nor_Cal_Guy Gigas Clam

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    How is the flow? Is it growth like asked before?

    I have mine at the top of my tank with (2) 175w MH and (2) 54w t5 bulbs and both varieties I have are healthy.
     
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  7. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    start them low, if they start to darken nd brownout slowly move it up. Starting corals high will just bleach them. I bleach 2 SPS in my first forey into the hobby with 4 T5 lighting and they still haven't fully recovered after 3 months.
     
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  8. ManNurseReefer

    ManNurseReefer Fire Shrimp

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    They have many new growth tips, growth is not a problem. It just looks like some of the areas in direct light are a little bleached.What kind of supplement are good for the corals tissue?
     
    ManNurseReefer, Aug 22, 2010
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  9. anpgp

    anpgp Dragon Wrasse

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    I have a 29 gal biocube with a 4x24W T5 fixture. I also have an ORA bird of paradise birdsnest in the upper level of my tank. There hasn't been any bleaching or browning out since I got it and the polyp extension on it is amazing.
     
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  10. iLLwiLL

    iLLwiLL Sailfin Tang

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    I keep mine (green and pink w/ purple polyps) mid level in the tank with pretty good flow and they have been doing great.

    ~Will.
     
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