cap and lights

[thepircs]

Riddle me this Batman.....I have a rock that has three types of cap on it. It seems that everyone has success with growing it but me. Well anyway I have a central system that supports all of my systems. I placed the cap rock in one of the 150s that is lit by VHO actinic and MH. The caps fade and die. I took the rock and chucked it into the Agressive mixed tank lit by onlly VHO bulbs and the cap bounces back and is growing like crazy......Does anyone have success with it under MH lights?

 

[Piazzon12]

rock looks familiar... was grown under 250 MH's when it was here. Weird.

 

[Dave VG]

Don't you have other SPS growing in that tank to?

 

[thepircs]

Don't you have other SPS growing in that tank to?

Yes ....it just started growing on the rockwork. The triggers do not bother any of the coral in the tank......

 

[St.james of reefdom]

what is the spectrum of your MH versus when it was grown at Piazzons?

Mine always did better with the more subdued lighting, not direct but more bright indirect

 

[thepircs]

I have had it under 14ks....both 175 and 250 watt....placement has been off center and not directly under the bulbs. My SPS is growing wonderfully...I have no idea what Adam's bulbs are....

 

[Piazzon12]

Ive had them under 250 Hamilton 14ks and XM 10Ks, and even at one time under a PC only setup