Sps lighting

[kenc87]

Hey guys, I have a biocube hqi and am receiving my first few sps frags this week. I have plenty of lps with success but I am concerned about my light for sps. I know I have plenty of light but I'm concerned that I don't have any actinics. Will I be able to keep nice coloring without any actinics? I think my bulb is a 10k if that helps.

 

[sirreal63]

Bulb color by itself is not what determines the color of sps, you can have brown corals and 20k bulbs. A combination of par, nutrient levels and available food is the determining factor in the color of sps, as well as the color of the sps itself. Is this a 150 watt setup?

 

[Allmost]

Im with Jack on this.

and yes, you can get excellent colors under 10K bulb.

 

[kenc87]

No I have a 250 watt without actinics

 

[sirreal63]

Acclimate slowly and you will have no problems from light.

 

[kenc87]

So they will not brown out from the light?

 

[sirreal63]

Why would you think they would?

 

[kenc87]

Cuz I don't have actinics... I was told by my lfs that they brown out

 

[sirreal63]

You need a better lfs, that's pretty crappy advice.

 

[oscar.millan]

you need a better lfs, that's pretty crappy advice.

+1

 

[R@ck78]

Actinics have nothing to do with Browning out. It's your parameters and stability that you need to be worried about.

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[kenc87]

Ok thanks a lot guys. I hate my lfs but they are the only ones close. I got a few free sps frags today and they seem ok, they have polyp extension and I have them in the bottom of the tank. The only thing is that one seems to have a few white spots... Is this RTN?

 

[sirreal63]

No way to tell without a pic, could be many things.

 

[kenc87]

Ok well obviously my lights are off so I'll put some pics up tomorrow. I wasn't really expecting to get these today but this guy just gave them to me.

 

[ShaunMonahan]

+1

LOL! +2

250w 10K will give you awesome coloration provide you have "SPS" water parameters...

 

[kenc87]

This is the best picture I can get, it hasn't spread since Monday so I'm not sure what it is. Any idea?

 

[sirreal63]

It looks more like it is being snacked on, which could be many things doing it. Did you dip it before putting it in the tank?

 

[R@ck78]

It looks more like it is being snacked on, which could be many things doing it. Did you dip it before putting it in the tank?

That's exactly what i just saw. May want to check for AEFW or such.

Thanks
Mark-

 

[kenc87]

I didn't dip it mainly because I got it from a reliable source and because it was unexpected and is my first sps. As I said it hasn't spread since its been in my tank. I'm not sure if it was like this when I got it, as it was essentially a present

 

[R@ck78]

its always good to dip, does not matter where you get it from as the other person sometimes does not know they have any pests. Keep an eye on it.