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03-05-2004, 09:25 PM
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Blacktip Shark
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Middleburg, VA
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Are 250watt Mhs too much for most softies?
This seems like a beginners question that a pro *cough cough* like me (just kiddin!  ) should ask. But since i'm veering away from sps because i haven't had much luck(although it was only 1 acro that i got in poor condition and died six months later  ), i'm wondering if that light will be too much for the average leathers, Xenids, Ricordia, etc....
Thanks! 
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03-06-2004, 04:24 AM
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Pretty In Pink
Join Date: Jun 2002
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No, actually 250's are not- at least in our tank. We have a mixed tank, and the xenia's are near the top, the ricordias are on the bottom along with some zoos but then there are some zoos up on high - just depends on the animal.
The answwer is YES IMO.
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03-06-2004, 09:58 AM
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Blacktip Shark
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Yes??? I thought you said no!!! 
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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want
He who fears the thorn, should never crave the rose.
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Forecast for tonight: dark, continued dark overnight, widely scattered light by morning
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03-06-2004, 10:03 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Austin heres 2x 250s and 2x 95watt actinics 
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03-06-2004, 11:18 AM
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Blacktip Shark
Join Date: Aug 2003
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You and your pics!
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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want
He who fears the thorn, should never crave the rose.
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Forecast for tonight: dark, continued dark overnight, widely scattered light by morning
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03-06-2004, 11:22 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Well see all the Leathers in there they love it! 
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03-06-2004, 11:41 AM
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Blacktip Shark
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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want
He who fears the thorn, should never crave the rose.
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Forecast for tonight: dark, continued dark overnight, widely scattered light by morning
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03-06-2004, 11:51 AM
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Pretty In Pink
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I guess I should have clerfied - yes it's not too much heh heh
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03-06-2004, 12:42 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Well Austin what does your tank look like now how has it been going?
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03-06-2004, 03:45 PM
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squid
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Santa barbara, ca
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i have 2 x 250 hqi 20k coralvues... any ricordea or mushrooms that come off the sandbed or out of a cave, are instantly fried.
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03-06-2004, 04:36 PM
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Eat more PIE
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Na I have 2x 250 coralvues they dont fry shrooms or ricordia.
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03-06-2004, 07:21 PM
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Look deeply into my eyes
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Along the lines of what Casey said,,,i have a mixed 75 with 2 400w Mh's and 4-55W pc actinics,,,everything is happy, SPS's leathers, zoo's,xenia, Green Star polyps,'shrooms,plus a lil bit of everything else, when i switched from normal flo lighting to what i have now,i just started short light duration, and went from there (12 hrs) no probs at all, everything is open,growing/dividing etc.
what size tank, and how far away from the surface are the lights?
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03-06-2004, 07:25 PM
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Blacktip Shark
Join Date: Aug 2003
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Wow, talk about oppisite opinions!  Casey, the tank is still broken down. Rock is looking good. It's been 3 weeks. Do you think 4 weeks is enough, or should it be longer? Well, so, are the shrooms gonna be fried, or not?
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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want
He who fears the thorn, should never crave the rose.
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03-06-2004, 07:46 PM
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Eat more PIE
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I would wait longer Austin and no they wont be fried
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03-06-2004, 08:01 PM
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Blacktip Shark
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Yeah, its just the conditions in the 45g holding tank aren't great. I lost the acro, though he was off to a bad start from the beggining. Also all the fish in there are kinda crowded. How long does it take for all of the algae strands to die out, from the nook and cranies in the rock? I think the rock has jetesoned it's detritus, i can't find any on the bottom and the water tests good.
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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want
He who fears the thorn, should never crave the rose.
-favorite TRT quote
Forecast for tonight: dark, continued dark overnight, widely scattered light by morning
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