I am a fairly new reefer, I have 6' long 24" deep 135 oceanic with live rock and soft corals afew sps . Running now over a year. I have a 80 gallon sump with refugium as well as pro skimmer, chiller, calcium reactor, my lighting is a hamilton 6' 3-250 metal h with 2-6' vho's. My corals since about 4 months new have not grown or flourished like many of my friends tanks. I have asked my reatail guy what I am doing wrong he seems to keep stringing me along to just keep buying more stuff. I have tried 10k bulbs,14k bulbs and 20k bulbs. I have asked how high to set my fixture off the tank he said as close as possible but somehow it just seems too close... I also use ro/di water and all my tests are mint???? What am I doing wrong.... I give up
help please
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PoukieBear
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4 months isn't a very long time. The biggest key to this hobby is patience. It takes years, sometimes decades to grow a reef in the ocean. you can't expect things to start popping up in your tank after only a few months.
Make sure that your water quality is good, and that there are no stresses in your tank, and eventually you will see things start to grow.
Make sure that your water quality is good, and that there are no stresses in your tank, and eventually you will see things start to grow.
wiley0717
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I've had the best of luck with growth when I use 6500k lights although a lot more yellow than 10k or up.
Keep your perameters in check, keep a stable system, and wait it out. When I add corals they seem to sit dormant for a long time and then take off. 4 months is somewhat a short time to see any real growth, my frogspawn took almost a year before it was showing growth.
Keep your perameters in check, keep a stable system, and wait it out. When I add corals they seem to sit dormant for a long time and then take off. 4 months is somewhat a short time to see any real growth, my frogspawn took almost a year before it was showing growth.
