I purchased this brain (lobophyllia?) on Sunday, and on Monday I came home to find it looking like this:
I am guessing at this point that the tissue recession is from too much light. It was under VHO / T5s at the LFS, and I have 250W MHs (14k bulbs). The lights are ~6" off of the surface of my 125g, and the brain was on the bottom. I had a piece of eggcrate over the area, but apparently that wasn't enough shade.
Monday night (immediately after I saw the damage) I moved the brain into a low light, low flow area shaded by the eggcrate and several layers of window screen.
What else can I do to help it recover? I don't want to deprive it of light to the point that it has no energy to rebuild its tissues, but I obviously don't want to burn it more either. Where is the line? Any info or opinions would be greatly appreciated!!
I am guessing at this point that the tissue recession is from too much light. It was under VHO / T5s at the LFS, and I have 250W MHs (14k bulbs). The lights are ~6" off of the surface of my 125g, and the brain was on the bottom. I had a piece of eggcrate over the area, but apparently that wasn't enough shade.
Monday night (immediately after I saw the damage) I moved the brain into a low light, low flow area shaded by the eggcrate and several layers of window screen.
What else can I do to help it recover? I don't want to deprive it of light to the point that it has no energy to rebuild its tissues, but I obviously don't want to burn it more either. Where is the line? Any info or opinions would be greatly appreciated!!
