<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9795568#post9795568 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NewSchool04
Sorry to say but I'm not really sure HBtank. I don't even know where to start but I doubt that it's b/c of the bulbs being over driven. People run 400W halides on tanks that don't bleach monti's so why would T5's do it to yours? Then again, it might be the lights or maybe it's a nutrient issue or lack of nutrients? I've found that my monti's are pretty sensitive to Alk changes so that could be a reason. I'm grasping at straws here and there are probably 1,000 different ?'s I could bring up. I don't get this hobby sometimes!
Thanks for the encouragement with the 180! The lights are very different, very bright! The look of the tank is totally different and I have no idea what type of success I'm going to have using the 400's. First things first I have to get over this cycle! I have 50 gallons of water brewing right now for a water change. I have to admit the biggest change I've ever done. I would say it's going to be a month before I can add my first SPS.