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[brandontucker407]

Evey since i put my t5 light on my tank same corals die and i am grows alge before all i had was a 75watt current now i have 4 t5 24watts on a 40gallon tank

 

[crazy cajun]

im not an expert maybe someone will chim in but i have read that when changing a light system your tank and corals need to go through a acclimation time to the new lighting, adjusting them to it a little at a time. someone correct me if im wrong
someone more knowledgeable should respond

 

[cageburn]

what corals have died?

 

[cageburn]

what are your water params looking like? did you acclimate the corals to the higher lighting?

 

[brandontucker407]

a lot of zoos died but what i am saying is that u think t5 is better than power compac

 

[bjohanson1234]

t5's have a higher light out put than PC of the same wattage. So if you didnt acclimate the corals to the new light, It is like you going out lay in the sun on the first day of summer.

 

[Nemo10]

yea you will have that problem going from regulars to T5s watch the algea blooms. Check you Prams make sure they stay right and watch all the cool stuff that happens. +1 Bj. You have to acclimate the corals to the new light by putting them in the shady part for a bit then start moving them up. I just upgraded from t5 to Mh and im having to acclimate the fish to the new lights.

 

[brandontucker407]

But u think is because i dont acclimate them to the light. but the first two month they were fine so u thing the light got to them

 

[Nemo10]

how long have you had them under the new light?

 

[brandontucker407]

now 5 months but the first 2 months the tank looked very good the last 3 month things have die like hammers some zoos but others are doing fine like blastos, gaint mushrooms, even my green cap and find

 

[bjohanson1234]

I doubt it was the lights. What are your water parameters at?

 

[cageburn]

sounds like its something to do with your water.