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Offline SweetReefOH

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Lighting question
« on: May 25, 2018, 16:20:43 »
After several months of good coral growth it appears my SPS death problem has returned. In the picture you can see the new growth of the Bali Tri Color losing its tissue. Has anyone seen this happen due to LOW lighting??

All of my parameters have been insanely stable for over 6 months. Some corals have this happening and some don’t.

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Re: Lighting question
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2018, 16:22:03 »
After several months of good coral growth it appears my SPS death problem has returned. In the picture you can see the new growth of the Bali Tri Color losing its tissue. Has anyone seen this happen due to LOW lighting??

All of my parameters have been insanely stable for over 6 months. Some corals have this happening and some don’t.

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Re: Lighting question
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2018, 23:52:27 »
that looks like tip burn to me.  I believe one cause can be from higher alk levels.
Jeff

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Re: Lighting question
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2018, 06:45:01 »
I second that.


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Re: Lighting question
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2018, 08:22:23 »
My alk has not deviated more than .4 for months. It’s currently 9.2. I’ve had this Tri color for 4 months and this just started last week. All of the nubs you see on the frag are new growth.

My question is. Can too low lighting cause this?

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Re: Lighting question
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2018, 22:33:09 »
In my experience low lighting will either cause a coral to loose color or change color from what it should be.  Many corals will turn more green with lower light.  It still looks like tip burn to me.  I would do a search and read the possible causes.
Jeff

 

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