SPS growth

blythe · 01-14-2004, 09:32 PM

Hey everyone, FWIW, I just wanted to throw this out there.

While I didn't expect it, (and neither did very many other people I talked to), I have a few frags of an unidentified branching sps under PC's (130W over a 20 long) that is growing great. White tips and everything!!

Like I said, just thought people would like to know.

I'll throw up a pic in a bit.

Pro_builder · 01-14-2004, 09:46 PM

pics would be great.

EdgeKrusher · 01-15-2004, 08:56 AM

This should be cool!

ScottT1980 · 01-15-2004, 11:49 AM

Yeah, looking foward to seeing the pictures. I got some great growth from some SPS spp. under my VHOs although I have purged almost all of them at this point (I just wanted a softy tank). That MH/SPS dogma, while it does have some value, is not wholly true IME.

Take er easy
Scott T.

Curtswearing · 01-15-2004, 12:04 PM

Correctamundo!!!

It is certainly helpful for a lot of them though. Some will do poorly and some will do fine and sometimes it just matters where you have it in the tank.

The fact that the tank is a 20 long is certainly helpful as the PC is intense enough for that depth.

I don't know how successful that same lighting setup would be on a 180 for growing SPS (although I have some ideas).

VINA DEL MAR · 01-15-2004, 04:25 PM

Your tank water is probably crystal clear allowing the full spectrum and intensity of the VHO'S.
VINA

mps9506 · 01-15-2004, 10:39 PM

I had good success with some sps growing under PC's in my 55 gallon. I had best luck with montis, but also got good growth from a hydnophora. The hydnophora was fairly brown however from zooxanthelle growth...
It's all about choosing the correct corals that will do well under your setup.
I keep wondering how these "deepwater" acros that have been showing up lately would do under vho's or PC's? I've never really looked at the PAR difference between a 20k Halide and a set of VHO's or PC's....
Mike

blythe · 01-15-2004, 11:15 PM

ok, the pics are not coming out as I had planned. I will keep working though and post soon. Sorry.

blythe · 01-15-2004, 11:19 PM

Yeah, I am sure that it is due to the shallow depth. I wouldn'treally trust them to get sps growing in anything much taller. THanks for the input everyone. I'll get the pics working.

birdman204 · 01-29-2004, 01:49 PM

I have seen montipora digitata frags grow under just 32 w of pc quite well and colorful I might add. Do you know what sp. we're looking at blythe? I too experienced fairly good growth under PC's. Over a foot deep and you are running into shady areas. But hey, I keep SPS in a nano, I love pushing the envelope! 14.5 Watts per gallon, SURE!!! :P

01-14-2004, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
blythe Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 61 View Gallery Karma Komment	SPS growth Hey everyone, FWIW, I just wanted to throw this out there. While I didn't expect it, (and neither did very many other people I talked to), I have a few frags of an unidentified branching sps under PC's (130W over a 20 long) that is growing great. White tips and everything!! Like I said, just thought people would like to know. I'll throw up a pic in a bit.

01-14-2004, 09:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	pics would be great. __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

01-15-2004, 08:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
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01-15-2004, 11:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,484 View Gallery Karma Komment	Yeah, looking foward to seeing the pictures. I got some great growth from some SPS spp. under my VHOs although I have purged almost all of them at this point (I just wanted a softy tank). That MH/SPS dogma, while it does have some value, is not wholly true IME. Take er easy Scott T. __________________ My Tank

01-15-2004, 12:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Curtswearing Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,596 View Gallery Karma Komment	Correctamundo!!! It is certainly helpful for a lot of them though. Some will do poorly and some will do fine and sometimes it just matters where you have it in the tank. The fact that the tank is a 20 long is certainly helpful as the PC is intense enough for that depth. I don't know how successful that same lighting setup would be on a 180 for growing SPS (although I have some ideas). __________________ In memory of Fluffy, please pause before hitting enter---being nice is free. Click for ReefKeeping FAQ'S Click for Product Reviews Click for Photo ID Gallery http://curtcpapfs.com/downloads/1Curt.jpg

01-15-2004, 04:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
VINA DEL MAR Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 514 View Gallery Karma Komment	Your tank water is probably crystal clear allowing the full spectrum and intensity of the VHO'S. VINA __________________ 90 gl. reef ready all glass tank,sump capacity 15 gl,2 400 watts radium bulbs,2 03 actinics 110 watts VHO,2 50/50 110 VHO,ozone reactor,sterilizer and the most important of all;Lots of love for my tank!

01-15-2004, 10:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Charlotte and Wilmington, NC Posts: 6,862 View Gallery Karma Komment	I had good success with some sps growing under PC's in my 55 gallon. I had best luck with montis, but also got good growth from a hydnophora. The hydnophora was fairly brown however from zooxanthelle growth... It's all about choosing the correct corals that will do well under your setup. I keep wondering how these "deepwater" acros that have been showing up lately would do under vho's or PC's? I've never really looked at the PAR difference between a 20k Halide and a set of VHO's or PC's.... Mike

01-15-2004, 11:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
blythe Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 61 View Gallery Karma Komment	ok, the pics are not coming out as I had planned. I will keep working though and post soon. Sorry. __________________ 75gal FO, Fluval303, 4x random powerheads, 2x65w PC 50/50's, One-spot foxface, Coral Beauty Angel, Niger Trigger, Flame hawk, Yellow Tail damsel, Percula Clown, Blue-Dot Puffer 20 long mini-reef,130w PC 50/50's 3'' DSB, 25lb LR, a bunch of free frags 55g FW Planted, 130W 6700PC's, 2 Marble Veil Angels, Vampire Pleco, tons of random schooling fish

01-15-2004, 11:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
blythe Fire Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 61 View Gallery Karma Komment	Yeah, I am sure that it is due to the shallow depth. I wouldn'treally trust them to get sps growing in anything much taller. THanks for the input everyone. I'll get the pics working. __________________ 75gal FO, Fluval303, 4x random powerheads, 2x65w PC 50/50's, One-spot foxface, Coral Beauty Angel, Niger Trigger, Flame hawk, Yellow Tail damsel, Percula Clown, Blue-Dot Puffer 20 long mini-reef,130w PC 50/50's 3'' DSB, 25lb LR, a bunch of free frags 55g FW Planted, 130W 6700PC's, 2 Marble Veil Angels, Vampire Pleco, tons of random schooling fish

01-29-2004, 01:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
birdman204 Limpet Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orange County , CA Posts: 133 View Gallery Karma Komment	I have seen montipora digitata frags grow under just 32 w of pc quite well and colorful I might add. Do you know what sp. we're looking at blythe? I too experienced fairly good growth under PC's. Over a foot deep and you are running into shady areas. But hey, I keep SPS in a nano, I love pushing the envelope! 14.5 Watts per gallon, SURE!!! :P __________________ Simple Simon met a Pieman, going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the Pieman, What have you got there? Said the Pieman unto Simon, Pies, Dumb_ _ _.

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