MOVING coral for the night

[SnowManSnow]

I'll be moving my corals to another tank for this evening while I replace the substrate. The tank to which I will be moving is a much smaller 10g tank that I set up last week with tank water and LR from my big tank. Temp.. and salinity are exactly the same.. is there anything else I should be concerned about??

 

[trido]

Stressing the corals even more than they are already.... I would just move the light up and see if that is your culprit and avoid stressing your corals if you dont have to. JMO

 

[Anonymous]

How did it go SnowManSnow?

 

[SnowManSnow]

well.. as of this morning everything looks to be in good shape : didnt break anything.. and I believe stress was held to a minimum.

I got the new substrate in...and the aquascaping in place (dont know if I like it or not though).

Also raised my 400w DE 14k up to 17 inches over the tank. Yesterday I noticed my corals actually looked much brighter for some reason with the light high. If I put it lower they look duller and kinda washed out.

We shall see!

Thanks for asking! YOu're great!

B

 

[bleedingthought]

Good to hear.

 

[SnowManSnow]

Raising the light also dropped my temp to 76 as opposed to 82-4!!!

Made a huge difference.

 

[bleedingthought]

Raising the light also dropped my temp to 76 as opposed to 82-4!!!

Made a huge difference.

Well, that makes sense, doesn't it? :lol:

At 17", and without a canopy, how much light is escaping the "tank perimeter", Brandon?

 

[trido]

Im glad to hear that things are looking better for you already.

 

[SnowManSnow]

a good bit more light escapes, BUT my tank is only 24X24 so coverage with 400w isnt an issue. Like I said, it is noticibly less intense, but I think it still may be plenty of light for my tank.

B

 

[bleedingthought]

a good bit more light escapes, BUT my tank is only 24X24 so coverage with 400w isnt an issue. Like I said, it is noticibly less intense, but I think it still may be plenty of light for my tank.

B

The reason I ask is that I'm debating on whether to use one of the 400W halides I have (as a pendant) on a 3 foot 50G tank I'm going to attach to my current 75G OR to sell it/trade it for a 250W.

I want to go with no canopy on this one to help with the temp and I also might consider a clam (which I would want a open top for). But with the 400W, I'd probably have to set it a good distance up from the tank (probably somewhere around 16-18" like yours now) but I'm not sure if that would let too much light into the room itself. I know there would be enough light getting into the tank itself but I don't know how it would affect the tank viewing experience itself, if that makes sense. If I go this route, I suppose I would have to make the pendant pretty deep. (maybe 8" or so..) :?

 

[SnowManSnow]

I haven't finnished it yet with this setup.. but whenever I hang a pendant I always make a 3 sided (front and 2 sides) canopy that is open on the top. This REALLY helps with the light escaping into the room, and it keeps the back and top open for heat exchange.

When I get done with the one that I'm making I'll post a pic for you.

B

 

[bleedingthought]

Cool, thanks. I'll be waiting.

 

[Anonymous]

Glad it went well for ya Snow!

 

[SnowManSnow]

i really wont be able to tell the effects for prolly 48 hrs.. i think if things look good through that I'll be just fine.

B