Coral Growth

[jdavid]

Heat is an issue with the MH for sure.

 

[KrisDeitz]

I ditched LEDS for MH and wont ever go back my growth is insane 400w Radium over a 93 cube

 

[jimmystephens]

Pfc: not talking crap but have u held onto a tank long enough to have sps growth lol

 

[KrisDeitz]

JimmyStephens;875281 wrote: Pfc: not talking crap but have u held onto a tank long enough to have sps growth lol

My sps grows instantly

Ive have a 45 gallon reef tank going for years now in between all the making my mind up

 

[jimmystephens]

Couldnt resist. Hope u laughed

 

[ralph atl]

JimmyStephens;875273 wrote: Mb: ur tank is awesome. Heath is a hater

he is! AND WHERE does the hater work?

Thanks so much! appreciate ya! :shades:

 

[KrisDeitz]

JimmyStephens;875284 wrote: Couldnt resist. Hope u laughed

lol oh yeah man!

Its all good! I let the talkers go by man!

Its my money and my tanks I can do with them as i Please.

 

[jdavid]

A wise man once told me it's all about keeping your water params constant
He also has the most detailed log book kept on his tank out of any of us in this thread, guaranteed

 

[ralph atl]

JimmyStephens;875281 wrote: Pfc: not talking crap but have u held onto a tank long enough to have sps growth lol

:bananapowerslide:


that's funny as 'ell....lighten up!

 

[curtismaximus]

JimmyStephens;875276 wrote: leds: I run my blues at 90% and whites at 50% good sps growth. Had leds for a year with no issues. I found that only people without leds say leds cant grow sps. While i do agree mh is the "fastest" method. Led color is amazing with no heat and less power consumtion

+1 blues at 100% and whites at 50%
I run my blues for 10 hrs and my whites for 8hrs.

All coral grow at different rates in different tanks. It is best to pick a setting you like and leave it. Stability is the best answer for most questions. I think water quality and movement are more important for growth rates.

 

[ralph atl]

heathlindner25;875256 wrote: well that's some really good growth!! ..lol even on the slanted scale of 6" every two months, that's still really good. love to come see it sometime looks like we live in the same town.lol

1/2 is posted on my build...you can see the growth, and remember I am cutting, cutting, cutting!

:tapedshut::rocketwhore:

Edit:

ShanePike;875267 wrote: Y'all did a great job answering dude's question :tongue:

who cares? lol

 

[jimmystephens]

The best answer is this: leds @50 or 100% ,mh or a crap ton of t5 . All will work. The key is water prams. Large weekly water changes. Plus gfo/carbon vodka (whichever u do) and keeping alk from swinging. Keep alk/cal/mag stable ! Thats the secret.

 

[sn4k33y3z]

JimmyStephens;875298 wrote: The best answer is this: leds @50 or 100% ,mh or a crap ton of t5 . All will work. The key is water prams. Large weekly water changes. Plus gfo/carbon vodka (whichever u do) and keeping alk from swinging. Keep alk/cal/mag stable ! Thats the secret.

AHHH HA! I knew there was a secret :shades:

 

[jdavid]

mysterybox;875295 wrote: I am cutting, cutting, cutting!

I'm in FB on a daily basis if you ever need any thing.. lol

 

[ralph atl]

JimmyStephens;875298 wrote: The best answer is this: leds @50 or 100% ,mh or a crap ton of t5 . All will work. The key is water prams. Large weekly water changes. Plus gfo/carbon vodka (whichever u do) and keeping alk from swinging. Keep alk/cal/mag stable ! Thats the secret.

:up:

 

[ralph atl]

JDavid;875302 wrote: I'm in FB on a daily basis if you ever need any thing.. lol

 

[ralph atl]

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March

still after 3 cuttings, I have to cut more.....


June

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first pic is march....I have had to cut back both acros 3 times, now the 2nd pic is last week! June! I have to cut again......

 

[picoreefguy]

To answer the op I try to mimic nature I've had a radion on my tank for about a year and a half and most of the time I have run it about 15 hours and it only runs at 65% for a couple hours. The rest of the time. It's either ramping up or down.

 

[silver surfer]

Anybody can grow coral with MH. It's the LED guys that grow coral you should be impressed by.

 

[ralph atl]

Silver Surfer;875696 wrote: Anybody can grow coral with MH. It's the LED guys that grow coral you should be impressed by.

lol, then why the 'ell are you doing LED's? this is so hilarious! (save 100 bucks in energy a year on a 15,000 investment?)