I started my new 210 gallon tank 11 months ago. Lighting is 10 x 72 inch Sunbrite LED tubes. Most of the corals started out in my 75 gallon under halides. Many were cut way back for the re-start.
The tank has had to endure a major (89.5 Degrees) overheating event due to home A/C failure in April (during the one hot weekend we had while I was out of town of course) which browned out alot of the corals - and killed a few. Some of the corals have recovered and now look better than they ever did, some not so much yet.
Growth has been phenomenal. I recently cut 3 inches off the left side and 5 inches off the right side of my Red Planet (last picture, middle). It was actually shading the ORA Bellina to the right and touching Joe the Coral on the left. The purple acro next to the clam has doubled in size. All of the Montis in the lower right were 2 inch pieces 6 months ago. The Red Dragon (first picture, bottom middle) has grown from a 3 spindly branched mini colony to a nice large colony with an 8 inch spread. The Green Slimer has grown 6 more inches, the whole right cluster is new. The blue Speciosa (right picture, far right) has grown at least 6 inches.
First, the new tank
The old tank was way overgrown at the end, hence the fragging back of the corals. Many of the corals were getting shaded out or had damage from flow changes.
As you can see in these comparison photos, some of the coral I had in the old tank did not make the transfer. I believe several reasons to play a part. Flow changes on the large colonies. Total light type change coupled with the corals not facing the light the exact same way as before. Large colonies spending the day in totes and then being put in a cycled but young tank with existing rock and the life and accociated dye off on the rock which was also recieving flow and light from new directions.
an older FTS from 1-2011
