Hello, I am a newer reefer, started this year. I am on my second tank already.. I have a 85.3 Waterbox Frag lowboy, it came with two 32 HD Ai Prime lights. I do know how to set up a lighting schedule.... but clearly not one that my corals (soft and lps) desire. My tank parameters have been stable... took me a bit to get the calcium and mg to desired levels... but that is behind me now...(I did have a recent spike in nitrates due to clogging in the overflow, but I am rectifying that) Just trying to give full disclosure... I am making my own water RODI system. So I know its decent quality. My question.... I have tried multiple lighting schedules on the AI Prime site. (Saxby and the like). But my corals are bleaching.... Torches and now my beautiful Trachyphyllia... The Trachy was stable for weeks.. great volume... and beautiful... now she is slowing become white and translucent:'(... She is in low flow... at the bottom....
my schedule is not at full light.. I have it in acclimation since I started having issues with Torches.
Salinity 1.025-26
Temp 78 degrees
Alk 8.1
CA 420
mg 1380
ph 8.0
nitrites 0
nitrates (normally <2 ppm)
phosphate <0.5
I have tried multiple lighting schedules, 3 hour ramp... I'm an early bird, and I leave early for work. so I feed fish early. I typically have a lot of UV and blues for 8hours but on acclimation, very little whites. No green or red.
Any help is appreciated... Thanks AimiC
my schedule is not at full light.. I have it in acclimation since I started having issues with Torches.
Salinity 1.025-26
Temp 78 degrees
Alk 8.1
CA 420
mg 1380
ph 8.0
nitrites 0
nitrates (normally <2 ppm)
phosphate <0.5
I have tried multiple lighting schedules, 3 hour ramp... I'm an early bird, and I leave early for work. so I feed fish early. I typically have a lot of UV and blues for 8hours but on acclimation, very little whites. No green or red.
Any help is appreciated... Thanks AimiC