Upgrading lighting preps?

[juan jose]

Hi, I finally payed for my new lighting. From 3 really crappy bulbs that look from wallmart because it was a fowlr to 8 54w t5Ã"šÃ‚´s. Everyone is telling me I will have an algae spike with the new setup. Is there anything I have to do before setting up the new lighting? Will my fish freak out? I have (2 xenias, 1 green starburst polyp, 1 cup coral pagoda, 1 rock with polyps I think itÃ"šÃ‚´s snake polyp, 1 assorted rock my mushrooms).
Please advise. Anything I must with the corals and deal with the algae spike.

 

[orionsmamma]

You should acclimate your corals to the stronger light...If you do a search for light acclimation, you should come up with a ton of info.

 

[whiteshark]

I agree, acclimate your corals. Most people use multiple layers of screen.I couldn't tell you exactly how much to start with. One, for example, may start with 5 layers of screen and take one off per day. This will allow a little more light in per day and not bleach the coral. I'm not exactly sure how much you should start with. Hopefully someone else could chime in here.

 

[juan jose]

Do you know which type of screen should I use, I mean what are they made of. Thanks for the info didnÃ"šÃ‚´t know I had to do this, IÃ"šÃ‚´m glad I asked.