jroovers
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Thanks for the comments! :beer:
I am dosing around 75 ml each of calcium and alk to keep my parameters stable at 8 dkh and 420. I have to adjust sometimes, and slowly bump up my dosing, but I've been pretty steady really over time. I dose the bulk 2-part from BRS on BRS dosers - if there is a more cost effective measure, I haven't heard of it. I use IO salt - not sure if that makes your needs greater (depending on what salt you are using, and how often you are doing water changes).
In terms of lighting, I do notice that the colours are a bit different between MH and T5. I figure at this point the LEDs are more supplemental than anything - sure they are kicking out a lot of light, but I wouldn't rely on them solely. I am using 12k and 15k bulbs at the moment - I wanted a lower colour to generate more growth - not sure if that is true or not, but I do like the growth I'm getting on most of my corals. While I don't regret moving away from MH's, I'm still not sure they can be beat for vibrant, healthy looking coral. I have great colouration with my T5 and LED's, but when I do it all over again for my next system, I will consider moving back to MH supplemented with something else - LED, or PC or T5. In terms of your lighting, do you think you maybe have too much light? Sounds like you have a ton. I don't think changing one bulb or one strip is going to effect your growth too much, will just tweak appearance - I think nutrient balance and total par may be what you want to consider in terms of growth and colour.
Thanks Darryl, that is a huge compliment coming from you. I still have a ways to go, need to hone in my nutrient balance a bit better, and want more growth, and more colour on several pieces - can you ever have it all?
It is pretty amazing though, that is quite a high level. I would freak if I saw that value, but I definitely think you are putting out some good advice, I certainly wouldn't question you on it, your results more than speak for themselves.
I am dosing around 75 ml each of calcium and alk to keep my parameters stable at 8 dkh and 420. I have to adjust sometimes, and slowly bump up my dosing, but I've been pretty steady really over time. I dose the bulk 2-part from BRS on BRS dosers - if there is a more cost effective measure, I haven't heard of it. I use IO salt - not sure if that makes your needs greater (depending on what salt you are using, and how often you are doing water changes).
In terms of lighting, I do notice that the colours are a bit different between MH and T5. I figure at this point the LEDs are more supplemental than anything - sure they are kicking out a lot of light, but I wouldn't rely on them solely. I am using 12k and 15k bulbs at the moment - I wanted a lower colour to generate more growth - not sure if that is true or not, but I do like the growth I'm getting on most of my corals. While I don't regret moving away from MH's, I'm still not sure they can be beat for vibrant, healthy looking coral. I have great colouration with my T5 and LED's, but when I do it all over again for my next system, I will consider moving back to MH supplemented with something else - LED, or PC or T5. In terms of your lighting, do you think you maybe have too much light? Sounds like you have a ton. I don't think changing one bulb or one strip is going to effect your growth too much, will just tweak appearance - I think nutrient balance and total par may be what you want to consider in terms of growth and colour.
Thanks Darryl, that is a huge compliment coming from you. I still have a ways to go, need to hone in my nutrient balance a bit better, and want more growth, and more colour on several pieces - can you ever have it all?
It is pretty amazing though, that is quite a high level. I would freak if I saw that value, but I definitely think you are putting out some good advice, I certainly wouldn't question you on it, your results more than speak for themselves.
