corals with out light.

Spooda420 · 02-22-2004, 11:11 AM

many of you know that i removed my DSB last weekend.

I ran into a bit of a snag. I needed to fill my tank with RODI water and it took longer than i was thinking.

now my problem is my corals (leathers, ricordia, pinapple coral, tubestra, acros, millaporas, green bali slimer, etc....) have been sitting in a QT with out light ( at all) for a week now and something is starting to have a bit of an odor.

question is how long can they go w/o light?

and if the water has a slight tan tinge to it is that death setting in? I change the water every day 50%

I just could not supply the light to them is what impossable.

any one wanna donate frags to me??? to help me start over!?

Chris

Maxx · 02-22-2004, 11:27 AM

Chris find a way to get some light over that...I dont care how, beg borrow or steal.
Nick

brian_e · 02-22-2004, 11:31 AM

i woud stick any kind of light over them u can not sure how long they will live with out light but i have pulled frags from behind my rock that get no light for a week or two and still lived just lost all there color
When i sent my ballast off to be fixed on my 30 i just stuck a no bulb on it for a week

Montanareefer · 02-22-2004, 01:33 PM

Wow to bad you didn't live closer. I have a couple 4' NO lights with hood you could borrow. Yeah like said find a way to get lights on them corals.

addict · 02-22-2004, 05:01 PM

If the water is turning tan then you need to do a water change asap.
Also, if you don't have an airstone in there I'd add that as well.
What kind of light do you have on your tank? Is there any way that you can rig it over the tub/tank the corals are sitting in?

tankgirl · 02-22-2004, 05:05 PM

Hi Spooda,
I don't think it's the light that's the problem (after a week). do you have a powerhead in the tub with the corals? That's my guess about what's going bad.

Spooda420 · 02-22-2004, 06:19 PM

I have a baby PH in there like 200 gph, no light tho, a NO 60 watt light bulb thats it, no other way. Now its starting to really smell like a beach.

Witfull · 02-22-2004, 06:47 PM

id get them into the tank as aoon as possible...put the PH in and give them light. id hate to see them sour on ya.

02-22-2004, 11:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Spooda420 Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 484 View Gallery Karma Komment	corals with out light. many of you know that i removed my DSB last weekend. I ran into a bit of a snag. I needed to fill my tank with RODI water and it took longer than i was thinking. now my problem is my corals (leathers, ricordia, pinapple coral, tubestra, acros, millaporas, green bali slimer, etc....) have been sitting in a QT with out light ( at all) for a week now and something is starting to have a bit of an odor. question is how long can they go w/o light? and if the water has a slight tan tinge to it is that death setting in? I change the water every day 50% I just could not supply the light to them is what impossable. any one wanna donate frags to me??? to help me start over!? Chris __________________ 120 gallon, 100 gallon sump, GEO Calcium Reactor, Aqua C EV-400 Skimmer, 300 pounds of LR, Bare Bottom, 2 Tetra UV2 Sterilizers, 2 Tunze 6080 streams, 2 - 400 watt DE Metal Halides

02-22-2004, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Maxx Manta Ray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St Louis Mo Posts: 3,080 View Gallery Karma Komment	Chris find a way to get some light over that...I dont care how, beg borrow or steal. Nick __________________ "Chaos, confusion, despair...my work is done here." ...Some guy named Murphy.... A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!" Reef Sanctuary Knowledgebase (Answers to all your questions and then some!)

02-22-2004, 11:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
brian_e Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: greenville NC Posts: 675 View Gallery Karma Komment	i woud stick any kind of light over them u can not sure how long they will live with out light but i have pulled frags from behind my rock that get no light for a week or two and still lived just lost all there color When i sent my ballast off to be fixed on my 30 i just stuck a no bulb on it for a week __________________ Just way to much stuff to list! Brian aka: The Frag Pimp

02-22-2004, 05:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
addict Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sierra Nevada Country Posts: 1,621 View Gallery Karma Komment	If the water is turning tan then you need to do a water change asap. Also, if you don't have an airstone in there I'd add that as well. What kind of light do you have on your tank? Is there any way that you can rig it over the tub/tank the corals are sitting in? __________________ -David *addict's tank specs:* Coming soon!

02-22-2004, 06:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Spooda420 Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 484 View Gallery Karma Komment	I have a baby PH in there like 200 gph, no light tho, a NO 60 watt light bulb thats it, no other way. Now its starting to really smell like a beach. __________________ 120 gallon, 100 gallon sump, GEO Calcium Reactor, Aqua C EV-400 Skimmer, 300 pounds of LR, Bare Bottom, 2 Tetra UV2 Sterilizers, 2 Tunze 6080 streams, 2 - 400 watt DE Metal Halides

02-22-2004, 01:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Montanareefer Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,334 View Gallery Karma Komment	Wow to bad you didn't live closer. I have a couple 4' NO lights with hood you could borrow. Yeah like said find a way to get lights on them corals.

02-22-2004, 05:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
tankgirl Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: So. Ca Posts: 1,476 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hi Spooda, I don't think it's the light that's the problem (after a week). do you have a powerhead in the tub with the corals? That's my guess about what's going bad.

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