Corals Changing, Chemistry, Lighting Advice.

[NastayNatron]

Hello,

Over the past few weeks my captain america palys have turned a dark grey color and my space monsters look pale along with a receding skirt. I immediately assumed it was my radion causing the damage. I had been ramping it up from 35% to 40% over the last few weeks. I reduced that back down to 35% for the time being. I am basically running the SPS AB+ program from echotechs coral lab. I do not see how this could be the issue as the par readings at the top of the tank will barely be touching 300. Anyways my main question is could this be an alkalinity issue? My acans look great and my chalices are growing well, but they have lost some color.

My tank is an Innovative Marine 10g with a vortech mp-10 on reefcrest at 25%. Radion XR-15 pro at 35% on AB+ Program. Return pump upsized running through a reactor under the tank which has cheato growing on a reverse light cycle. After the cheato on the top of the reactor is 1 tbsp of Rox carbon and 2 tbsp of GFO from BRS. Also running a filter sock in the return cleaned and changed daily. 2g waterchange 2x/week. 4 fish, 20 coral - mostly lps - just dipping into sps. Nitrate 0, Sg. 1.025, Temp 80. . all other test kits ordered and will have numbers next week.

Any initial comments or suggestions until I have all parameters tested?

 

[LED Jack]

I think lighting a 10g tank with 75w of LEDs is pretty much crazy. What these companies try to say the hobbyist needs is for their financial gain and not the benefit of the animals. You would be better off buying a 6500k 15-25w LED panel off of eBay.

BTW I am a LED manufcaturer

 

[NastayNatron]

Thanks for the SUPER helpful input LED Jack. What's your led company so I know who to avoid in the future? My choice of running a radion at a reduced level is my own choice not me being pressured by a manufacturer. I simply chose an led light that I feel will give me everything I need for this thank and my planned upgrade in the future.

Now that LED Jack has said his extremely valuable 2 cents, does anyone else have any info that will actually assist me with the issues im having?

Thanks

 

[fijisrfr]

You won't get much help with your wonderfully sarcastic wit.


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[NastayNatron]

Im pretty sure he just vented in my thread regarding LED manufacturers and their intentions instead of providing any helpful info. Any mods out there feel free to delete this thread as it's no longer of any use. Thanks

 

[sirreal63]

Any initial comments or suggestions until I have all parameters tested?

If you ask for comments please do not be surprised when you get them.

No one will really be able to offer anything helpful until we know what your water parameters are. I would say if you are not testing them frequently then you have no idea what they are. If you are relying on someone else to test them that is perhaps not a great idea. Test kits are cheap compared to replacing livestock.