JonnyU Grow out contest July 2016
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jonnyu
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I can't believe how bad it looks [emoji37]
That's what a lot of my acros look like lol.....sorry
Man your a led master Jedi as I can't get the same colors and growth with led as I do with my MH [emoji848].. I wish I could
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jonnyu
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Nope no T5 lights on that side of tank. Just led on one side and mh on the other.
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rovster
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Put it on the halide side. What settings are your LEDs on. That fixture should grow corals just fine. Only bad thing about LEDs is its harder to find the "sweet spot". They are not as forgiving as halides....
Mine has not grown much because I've had a lot of tank troubles lately but its colored up really nice. It's actually a nicer color than my setosa colony!
Mine has not grown much because I've had a lot of tank troubles lately but its colored up really nice. It's actually a nicer color than my setosa colony!
justin82185
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that second frag is looking good though!
jonnyu
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Yes sir. I got them both at the same time. Put one under led and the other mh this way I could see the difference
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jonnyu
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You are right. It's not fair to compare the two as the led is a fairly popular Chinese box. Vs a lumen bright mh reflector and radium bulb on a old metallic ballast. Now the only thing led was about $200 and mh light was about the same price is mh were used. I guess I would have spent around $300-$350 to cover 48" of tank. As led is around $200 for 24-36" coverage. Now if I had a ecotech fixture vs mh and a good led schedule then I could fairly compare the two. But for bang for the buck mh not that bad
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rovster
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Not familiar with that light but first thing I would do is raise that thing to the level of the halide and cut the intensity. The blues on my radions have never been above 65% and are currently at 50%. Try cutting your blues to 50 whites to whatever looks good and see what happens. The thing you have working against you is that halide. The led will look extremely dim next to the halide. A par meter would really be helpful. The secret with led is to start low intensity and slowly creep them up. Also the higher off the water the better, especially with that shallow frag tank. I'll admit you do have to use "the force" a bit with LED which I think is their biggest drawback. My advice is worth what you paid for it, but I bet if you make those adjustments and be patient you'll see "the light"
jonnyu
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Not familiar with that light but first thing I would do is raise that thing to the level of the halide and cut the intensity. The blues on my radions have never been above 65% and are currently at 50%. Try cutting your blues to 50 whites to whatever looks good and see what happens. The thing you have working against you is that halide. The led will look extremely dim next to the halide. A par meter would really be helpful. The secret with led is to start low intensity and slowly creep them up. Also the higher off the water the better, especially with that shallow frag tank. I'll admit you do have to use "the force" a bit with LED which I think is their biggest drawback. My advice is worth what you paid for it, but I bet if you make those adjustments and be patient you'll see "the light"
Thanks I will try it. This is what I explain to people that buy led. Not all things you can change are a good thing. Good for your eyes does not mean good for corals. The best thing is find someone like you that has experience and follow there lead.
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