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  1. ermano

    ermano Zoanthid

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    Hey everyone,

    Today my new uvl bulbs came in, all in one piece!!;) The color is kinda purple to my eyes, less blue than the bulbs before, but thats ok!! My lemnalia shriveled up and is looking a grey color...and my GSP look like they are extending their polyps upward:(. This never happened with my old bulbs!! Plus i've heard so many good things about uvl bulbs. I hope things don't stay like this!! Anyone have any idea what's going on?

    I have 4 bulbs total (as seen in my sig) 2x actinic whites and 2x super actinics...


    this is what my lemnalia looks like..

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    After
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    ermano, Nov 7, 2008
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  2. silverwolf72

    silverwolf72 Skunk Shrimp

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    The bulbs take about 48 hours to fully break in, what were your old bulbs?
     
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  3. ermano

    ermano Zoanthid

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    oh, i wasn't aware! Thanks!

    Old bulbs were current's sunpaq 10k's and actinics
     
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  4. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    You may have shocked your corals with the new bulbs and intensity that comes with them. If you currently have "any" nitrate/phosphate /algae issues, reduce your photoperiod dramatically and acclimate slowly. And/or keep a close eye on nuisance algae that may follow...
     
    missionsix, Nov 7, 2008
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