My tank sucks

[reefanatik]

Well except if i use my other checking account she doesn't know about. Lol. A few upgrades have slipped by her. Mainly sump equipment and other small stuff she doesn't notice.

 

[Reel North]

Well except if i use my other checking account she doesn't know about. Lol. A few upgrades have slipped by her. Mainly sump equipment and other small stuff she doesn't notice.

She notices :headwally::deadhorse:

 

[plyle02]

You need more fish and more light. You just moved all you corals over from a tank where food was abundant and light was intense. They are now in a clean tank with a lower bio-load per volume. You corals are hungry.

A 5 ft tank will take a minimum of 3 radions, 4 may be required depending on you lay out, considering they actually cover about 24x18, not 24x24 as advertised. Do not be afraid to turn these things up, but take your time getting them there. I run a hydra52 at 96% of full power and have no issues. I did take several months to get there from half that.

Make your changes slow. Knee jerk changes can be worse than the problem.

Boom,
Nailed it in my humble opinion...

 

[d2mini]

Man its kind of hard to read all these post talking about ditching radions for T5s....

Only one person mentioned that in this thread, from what I saw.
Most of us are saying there just isn't enough light and to get more Radions.
Either add more Radions or ADD T5. The OP doesn't have to ditch the Radions, he just needs more light, however he chooses to do so doesn't really matter.

Unfortunately there is a trend on here of people who tried and failed with LEDs trying to convince others who are having problems to do the same instead of looking for solutions.

The solution is more light!
Some choose to go with the less expensive solution of adding or switching to another kind of light.
2 Radions over that size tank is laughable.

 

[reefanatik]

Only one person mentioned that in this thread, from what I saw.
Most of us are saying there just isn't enough light and to get more Radions.
Either add more Radions or ADD T5. The OP doesn't have to ditch the Radions, he just needs more light, however he chooses to do so doesn't really matter.

you are right... only one person mentioned getting rid of the Radions. I guess I just am going by what I have read in other post also where most people dont seem to be happy with Radions. If im not mistaking you switched back to T5's or MH. Not sure if it was shadowing or shimmer or expense of buying more lights to cover that big of a tank. Atleast tha is my take from reading a bunch of other threads. Again that is just my overall opinion on what i have read. On that note the coral i bought from you is still doing great under my Radion Pro G3 and am looking forward to stocking my 93 cube a bit more and i cant wait to do my upgrade next year to a 48x30x24. My upgrade will only consist of 2 radion g3's and maybe some T5s. I love the controlability of the Radions but i think it will look better to add some T5s to light the edges also

 

[Davileet]

I too think it is the lack of light on your tank. A 150 gallon tank is 6 feet long, I would want at least three if not four sets of LEDs. Otherwise, if you feel that your water could be the problem, I usually recommend large water changes. If I don't feel comfortable about what could be in my water, I will change 75% or more of my water to bring it back to a clean setup.

 

[reefgeezer]

Just as a hedge against spending a boat load of money without seeing the results you want... More light might be an answer if the tank will have mostly SPS, clams, and the like. All corals do not require intense light though. A tank full of mushrooms, Zoas, and soft/LPS corals doesn't need nearly as much light.

 

[kenpau]

The solution is more light!
Some choose to go with the less expensive solution of adding or switching to another kind of light.
2 Radions over that size tank is laughable.

You are right, my comment was in reference to the poster saying about people suggesting ditching the Radions for T5s straight away.
I'm running 3 Hydra52s on my 5ft 150 and am getting good growth and colour, however using a quantum meter I've measured the PAR and I'm not getting the light spread I'd like so will be adding a fourth.
2 Radions isn't going to touch the size tank the OP has, I'd suggest 4 is required for a successful SPS reef. Also I would be willing to bet that the OP is losinh a huge amount of light by having the units 18" above the water surface, I hang mine at 11" and get 230 PAR on the sandbed.
If the OP isn't prepared for the financial outlay of more LEDs then they can quite easily use a MH/T5 setup, however if they do decide to go with more LEDs then they could have a stunning reef system.

 

[d2mini]

you are right... only one person mentioned getting rid of the Radions. I guess I just am going by what I have read in other post also where most people dont seem to be happy with Radions. If im not mistaking you switched back to T5's or MH. Not sure if it was shadowing or shimmer or expense of buying more lights to cover that big of a tank. Atleast tha is my take from reading a bunch of other threads. Again that is just my overall opinion on what i have read. On that note the coral i bought from you is still doing great under my Radion Pro G3 and am looking forward to stocking my 93 cube a bit more and i cant wait to do my upgrade next year to a 48x30x24. My upgrade will only consist of 2 radion g3's and maybe some T5s. I love the controlability of the Radions but i think it will look better to add some T5s to light the edges also

Yep, nothing inherently wrong with the leds themselves, just need to make sure you have proper coverage and intensity.
I did switch back to the mh/t5 combo for several reasons, some personal preference stuff, but the cost of adding at least two more fixtures to get that coverage was also a big concern.

Glad the frag is doing well! Always like to here that.
Which one did you pick up again?

 

[reefanatik]

Yep, nothing inherently wrong with the leds themselves, just need to make sure you have proper coverage and intensity.
I did switch back to the mh/t5 combo for several reasons, some personal preference stuff, but the cost of adding at least two more fixtures to get that coverage was also a big concern.

Glad the frag is doing well! Always like to here that.
Which one did you pick up again?

i got the Ora Red Planet, Green With Strawberry Polyps Montipora, sunset milipora, strawberry shortcake, Tyree True Undata, Rainbow Motipora(my favorite), and frogspawn frags. Waiting on a yellow montipora frag, I think thats the name, to add to my d2mini fragcolection

 

[d2mini]

oh yeah, right right right. haha
That red planet always loved my radions. Grows like a weed with both lighting systems.