Anemone

[Nu2SW]

Sac,
what size tank did you have them in and what wattage was the PC's.

It looks very deep for the height.

I do know that MH's give a better light intesisity and the type of light helps.

One thing That I think is helping mine, is that it is up higher closer to the light and my tank is about 13 inches deep with the 260watts. And, also feeding it shrimp every other day.

I am going on 7 months now, Hopefully I am doing something right.

I am sorry about your loss eagleone.

 

[dots]

Please call me Doug.....I know my screenname is a pain. Thats another story.

Oh that was a perfect example of the wrong setup for what I wanted, it over illustrates my point of needing the correct tool for the job. Granted, your set up is WAY closer to optimal and in no way shape or form am I comparing the two systems.....as mentioned above, supplemental feeding can offset the lack of intensity PCs provide, the attached article stated the same also. But in the end you could be only providing 98% of the required energy needed daily and a 2% deffiecency per day is just a slower rate of delcine, but still a decline. And as I was saying, its on average people with PC's loose them.....you are probably at the head of the class as I very well expected.....being a MARS member, you are just about garunteed success....(shameless plug)

Oh yeah, dont laugh too much......

My first tank was a 37g tall with an eclipse 3 hood. By the time I got rid of it I replaced the lights with the 65w retrokit(which catch fire and melt the lens/hood do not recomend and which are about 1/2 the watts/gal you have) and hacked in a CPR bak pak into the Eclipse 3 hood. A glorafide FW tank converted to a nano, very poorly.

 

[Nu2SW]

Yeah I can see what you are saying and I agree, I hope I am doing something right, with it close to the top getting light and feeding it plenty.

 

[Justin74]

I agree whole heartedly Doug it was late in the day and I playfull
This subject deserves any and all the rants it can get. It takes years to grow in the wild what the industry and hobby snatch up within minutes and kill within days and months.

And like you and alot of other regretfull folks I have I have the weight of of the ones Ive lost on my shoulder too. I will also share hopefull what will be my last learning curve for this beautifull animal.

This shot was taken a month after I recieved a HO light fixture after about 6-9 mo. use on the T5 fixture it had finally started to get a shade thats comparible to Edwins, thats when I finally was able to retro it with reflectors and took approximatley another 7-8 to bring it to what it is today. This shot was about 3 weeks ago

-Justin