Need some input.

[mow town]

Hi Grim, right now I'm runing a six bulb tek light and my corals are looking bleached and showing minimal growth. I am trying to grow both hard and soft, but right now their current placement might have something to do with it. I am somewhat new to this so I just might have them in the wrong area. Right now the tank is very bright and seems to be lacking some blue color. Also how high should these be and how long should they be on? Thanks for your help.

Front
1) ATI actinic
2) UV actinic white 12000k
3) ATI blue plus
4) ATI aqua blue special 12000k
5) ATI blue plus
6) ATI actinic

Number 1 and 6 are on the actinic switch.

 

[spamreefnew]

i am not sure that its your lighting causing them to bleach,,it might be light "shock" if the corals wear under another type of light at the lfs. you might want to try a more "mainstream" lamp combo like...4-10,000k lamps and 2-TRUE actinics to avoid this in the future imo