hello
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chichimom79
reef junkie
What are the parameters? What kind of flow and lighting do you have?
tra_w
Reefing newb
salenity is 1.026
nitrites and nitrate are 0
alk 300-350
ph 8.4
lights are 10000k and antinic 420
nitrites and nitrate are 0
alk 300-350
ph 8.4
lights are 10000k and antinic 420
tra_w
Reefing newb
i baby this tank so i dont know whats going on with the kenyas they just hate me i guess...lol
Ted
Living one day at a time
Are the lights t5? How many bulbs are you running?
tra_w
Reefing newb
its not bleached its just the pic it is pink and green. flouecent green when just the atinic lights on. No its not t5 they are t8 but its a 10000k i just have a 20gal tank so it should be fine.
grozier
something smells fishy
how old are the bulbs?
little_fish
Moderator
I would say the lights are your culprit
Ted
Living one day at a time
10k just tells you the spectrum...how many watts are the lights? Like said above how old are the bulbs? For florescent lighting you would want to be in the 4 watt per gallon range so a 20 gallon you need at least 80 watts of lighting..if this is a two bulb rig then thats more then likely only 40 watts...20 watts in 10k and 20 in actinic. I am assuming this is a 24 inch wide tank...A 4 bulb t5 set up would give you 96 watts and lunar lights something like this would work really well for those corals and doesnt cost much. Odyssea T5 Aquarium Lighting :twocents:
tra_w
Reefing newb
i just bought the bulbs tuesday so i am giving a little time to see if they come out of this stage ok going buy what you have said i do have enough wattage lol i have five lights all together but i have another fixture that i can put to use too if i need to
tra_w
Reefing newb
tra_w
Reefing newb
well my kenyas finally have started opening so i guess the new bulbs i got a couple weeks ago have started doing the job they needed too.
