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07-26-2006, 12:43 PM
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The Ninja MOD
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More light! As many tubes as you can fit!
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07-26-2006, 12:50 PM
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Well, I just looked at a thread started by whiskey that asked about some sps turning a light brown/tan color and they concluded that the corals were getting too much light! Well, my frags are turning a very light tan color as well - not a dark brown. Is it possible that I'm getting too much light on my frags. They are located just under the surface of the water under the VHO lamps.
I don't mind adding another VHO bulb to the hood, but I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing for my coral buddies.
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07-26-2006, 12:51 PM
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The Ninja MOD
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I dont think too much would be the issue.
Robert
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07-27-2006, 09:40 AM
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Tang Lover
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I think too MUCH light would result in bleaching, NOT an overabundance of zooxanthella (which is what makes corals turn brown).
But I could be wrong.
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07-27-2006, 10:28 AM
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I took a closer look at my first monti cap and I think that it may be bleaching. The edges are white and the body of it is turning very light tan, and I feel like it's whiter than it was last week. My cam is broken so I can't post a pic. None of my frags are a dark brown, they are all light tan. |
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07-27-2006, 08:54 PM
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OK, maybe this will help. These are pics of the monti cap before and after.
This is the after, a different angle. Notice how it looks really light colored - is this bleaching?
This is another frag that I have. It used to be a nice bright green, it is now tan colored.
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07-28-2006, 07:23 AM
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Tang Lover
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definitely fading...
hmmm...still at a loss. How longs the tank been up?
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07-28-2006, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by skeety
definitely fading...
hmmm...still at a loss. How longs the tank been up?
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Tanks been up almost 3 months - yes, I know it's a young tank. The thing that gets me is that it's actively encrusting the base, which I wouldn't think it would do if it was doing poorly.
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