Hello all, looking for some advice/experience with regards to lighting. I currently have a 48x24x24 peninsula tank with a question regarding adding a T5 fixture to my lighting setup. I now have (2) 48'' Current Orbit LED fixtures and don't seem to get much growth and or coralline algae growth. I was thinking of adding the T5 fixture for more of a lighting nourishment angle approach. My softies don't do well...acropora and month-orange setosa do well but slow growth...pink birds nest does great, zoos are actually receding a little.
Specs are:
-125 gallon
-sand bed & about 200lb live rock
-about 15 coral frags / pieces (LPS, SPS, zoa, mushrooms, softies)
- 40gal remote sump, skimmer,heater,return
-4hydor and one generic powerhead totaling 5000 gph
- 10 gallon refugium
- testing as of 1/30/17 PH=8.0 Amm=0 ppm Nitrate=0 ppm Nitrite=0 ppm Meg/L DKH=3.2 - 9.0 Magnesium=1280 ppm Calc=440ppm PHOS=0 ppm Salinity=1.020 Alk=3.2 Meg/L
Any help would be great! Thanks
Specs are:
-125 gallon
-sand bed & about 200lb live rock
-about 15 coral frags / pieces (LPS, SPS, zoa, mushrooms, softies)
- 40gal remote sump, skimmer,heater,return
-4hydor and one generic powerhead totaling 5000 gph
- 10 gallon refugium
- testing as of 1/30/17 PH=8.0 Amm=0 ppm Nitrate=0 ppm Nitrite=0 ppm Meg/L DKH=3.2 - 9.0 Magnesium=1280 ppm Calc=440ppm PHOS=0 ppm Salinity=1.020 Alk=3.2 Meg/L
Any help would be great! Thanks