my plate monti's growth

[3f_p@L]

orange plate monti
23 december 2005

6 January 2006

today

green plate monti
23 December 2005

today

 

[sealife]

thats a lot

 

[Horace]

Man my montis arent growing anything like that......I just dont get it .

 

[RockStarFish]

What color temp. of lights are you useing?

 

[3f_p@L]

i use Hamilton 250watt 14kk. ow yeah, forgot to say that this is my first time in keeping SPS

 

[Horace]

I have 6x54w T5 Icecap reflector retro. I have 3 Blue+, 2 Aqua blue, 1 GE daylight....Something is just not right.

 

[3f_p@L]

i only use one MH bulb, and 2 actinics blue
how about your calcium? mine is 440ppm(salifert)

 

[Horace]

My calcium is always above 400 and my Alk is typically between 7-8dkh. How do you dose your calc/alk?

 

[3f_p@L]

i only drip kalkwasser, no ca reactor

 

[Horace]

I do that as well.....Somethign is definatly not right

 

[drake66]

I think its your T5's, its not as intense as the MH's imo.

 

[RichConley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6855176#post6855176 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Horace
I have 6x54w T5 Icecap reflector retro. I have 3 Blue+, 2 Aqua blue, 1 GE daylight....Something is just not right.

Horace, you need more light, and I dont mean more bulbs, or bigger bulbs. You need more Par bulbs. You have like all Actinic there.


I'd go with 3 GE, 1 Blue+, one Aqua Blue, and one white bulb.

 

[3f_p@L]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6856215#post6856215 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drake66
I think its your T5's, its not as intense as the MH's imo.

i think so


Horace, do you have pics of your montis? you may have pics of their growth

 

[Eve]

I noticed that the green monti's rim changed from blue to a cream color as it grew - or does the pic just seem that way and it's still blue?

 

[xtrstangx]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6855083#post6855083 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Horace
Man my montis arent growing anything like that......I just dont get it .

Don't worry, my 3 month old monti hasn't done anything (literally).

Looks really good.

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

nice...

 

[damienkee]

that is alots.....

 

[3f_p@L]

thank you guys

 

[impur]

Very nice. I have the same lighting and also dose kalk and my montis grow fast like yours as well.