? on zoos and lighting

Discussion in 'Soft Corals' started by Sadie, Feb 3, 2011.

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  1. Sadie

    Sadie Coral Banded Shrimp

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    It doesn't matter that you had 96 watt and I only have 32watt? (I don't know much about lighting.)
     
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  3. Zoanthids21

    Zoanthids21 McKoscker’s Flasher Wrasse

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    Depends on how big your tank is.
    32w over a 55g for example is not that great! haha, but if you have like a 10 or 15g then its not all that bad, its about 2.5-3w per gallon..
     
  4. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    what tank is it? i change my lights once every 4 months, usually by 6 months your lights lose the good spectrum and puts our more in the red spectrum algae grows. i have 24w for my 8 gal, and my Paly's (different from zoas, but still similar) colored up nicely, they were brown under MH at my lfs, brought them home put them 3" from water surface and they turned pinkish...but thats just waht happened to me
     
  5. Broaner

    Broaner Feather Duster

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    Word! It seems like as a colony gets larger it becomes a freight train taking over everything else around it. I have one colony with 100's of heads now and its probably adding another head every day. I also do the self fragging thing. Leave it there for a few weeks then rip it out to trade in at the LFS.
     
  6. Sadie

    Sadie Coral Banded Shrimp

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    that makes sence. Thanks.