Red planet on the rebound

Discussion in 'SPS Corals' started by ibefishy, Jan 27, 2013.

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  1. ibefishy

    ibefishy Montipora Capricornis

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    A few weeks back I took my LEDs out and went back to my 6x80w T5 setup. All my corals bleached out under the LEDs. My Red Planet and monticap were particularly hit hard. But much to my great happiness their colors are starting to return. Here is my red planet today. 4 weeks ago it was totally white. Had good polyp extension but no color at all.
     

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  2. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Looking good, hopefully it will color up again.
     
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  3. Daniel072

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    So what do you think caused the bleaching. Was it too much light?
     
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  4. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Looks like it's making a good come back.

    This just makes me more apprehensive about going LED.
     
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  5. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    Me too but I have seen some amazing tanks under LED. I honestly think people overdo it, especially with the blues. Running their blues at 100% because it looks cool but it bleaches coral. That's my theory anyway.
     
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    Pankak322 Flamingo Tongue

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    people just dont understand how powerful LEDS are. I have al my LEDS turn to less than 40% power
     
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  7. ibefishy

    ibefishy Montipora Capricornis

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    Yes too much light. I couldnt get the LEDs high enough due to the canopy on my tank and the center multichip LED was non adjustable.
     
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    AHHHHH I'm sorry. How tall is your canopy? Which fixture did you have?
     
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Yeah I will stick to bleaching my SPS the old fashion way.

    ibefishy, how long did you run the lighting weeks, months? And how many hours a day.
     
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    ibefishy Montipora Capricornis

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    Canopy is 14" tall and lights could only be about 9" from the surface. The lights are the CadLights LEDs.
     
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