Hello reefers , 3 weeks ago I replaced my ATI power module hybrid 8×54w T5 + 3×65w LED's with ATI power module 10×54w T5 (ONLY T5 ,NO LED'S) .
my tank is 140 cm long , 70 cm wide , 55 cm high . water level is at 51 cm .
Bulbs combination:
5 blur plus
1 aquablue special
1 actinic
3 coral plus
all bulbs are ATI bulbs.
I did PAR test ,at sandbad it's 250 , and top of the rocks it's 550 .
Since I replaced the fixture ,it seems that the lightning is too powerful for the corals.
I raised the fixture to 22 cm above water surface , and the polyp extention is still not so good. also some corals loose their color.
i saw few tanks that this fixture (ATI) was hanged 10 to 15 cm xbove the water and corals responded well.
what am I doing wrong here ?
here some pics from yesterday
Their color was much stronger !
my tank is 140 cm long , 70 cm wide , 55 cm high . water level is at 51 cm .
Bulbs combination:
5 blur plus
1 aquablue special
1 actinic
3 coral plus
all bulbs are ATI bulbs.
I did PAR test ,at sandbad it's 250 , and top of the rocks it's 550 .
Since I replaced the fixture ,it seems that the lightning is too powerful for the corals.
I raised the fixture to 22 cm above water surface , and the polyp extention is still not so good. also some corals loose their color.
i saw few tanks that this fixture (ATI) was hanged 10 to 15 cm xbove the water and corals responded well.
what am I doing wrong here ?
here some pics from yesterday
Their color was much stronger !