Sps and T5z?!!!!
- Thread starter drperetz
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http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/tank-threads/18292-my-65g-sps-reef.html
my tank thread but i havnt updated it since early january. I have to take some new pics, i have had some good growth and color improvement since then.
my tank thread but i havnt updated it since early january. I have to take some new pics, i have had some good growth and color improvement since then.
thats hard to judge some longer than others...
i've noticed there is about a 2 month adjustment period when adding frags from a MH tank. They lighten up and usually come back within 2 months...Some adjust quicker than others...Blues usually don't shift at all..
i've noticed there is about a 2 month adjustment period when adding frags from a MH tank. They lighten up and usually come back within 2 months...Some adjust quicker than others...Blues usually don't shift at all..
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- BROOKLYN NY 11214
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=700454&perpage=25&pagenumber=1
check it out see what t5 can do....
check it out see what t5 can do....
did you not read the post you quoted lol? i said 2 months IME.
there are several tanks i have seen w/ exceptional color w/ T5 most of them not in the U.S.
i think the reason you don't see many is T5 use in SPS tanks is a new concept in the U.S. There are still people who think they are not bright enough to grow SPS. It takes a few years to grow out a mature SPS tank. Using MH has been done for years so of course you are going to see alot of spectacular MH tanks.
But you will also see MH tanks that look like crap. Lighting is only a small part of a formula to get good color. But people are quick to blame the lighting when the color problems could stem from a number of things.
that was the question no?
basically what i am saying is some corals i get from MH users lighten but usually come back within 2 months...
the blues and purples never seem to be effected by the change...Montis always look great but they are too easy so we won't consider them.
IME, the greens and reds take the longest to adjust..But they have been coming back for me
ok i dont have alot of photos w/ me but this one had been in for about 4 months....Started as a frag and paled out for about 2 months then started to color back up pretty nicely.
that was taken in january i will try to take another pic tonight to show you how far it has come in almost two months.
that was taken in january i will try to take another pic tonight to show you how far it has come in almost two months.
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ok i took another pic of the same coral tonight and i checked the date on those original pics...I didn't realize it was this much growth until i looked at both pics together...The color looks a little worse in tonights pic because my tank is still recovering from a week ago when Everything faded overnight after adding GFO. I have a thread about it..
Pic Taken 12/27/2006
Pic Taken 02/27/2007
Pic Taken 12/27/2006
Pic Taken 02/27/2007
green w/ orange tip A. Sarmentosa...
It's my only wild colony, looked pretty crappy when i got it but now it's coloring up and growing pretty well. It looks better every day, however, im sticking to strictly aquacultured stuff from now on. Been in my tank 3 months.
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