Lighting with Aquaforest

jpas · 12/17/2017, 09:21 AM

Here is a question for those of you running the Aquaforest system with successful SPS growth- what lights are you running?

T5
MH
Led
T5/led hybrid

I have been running the Aquaforest system for just over one year with good results in maintaining water quality, but I cannot keep any SPS alive for more than a couple of months. I’m running the Orphek Atlantik v3 light on a 48” 90 gallon tank.

I keep my alk at 8 and nitrates around 5ppm. My Phosphates are stable at 0.04ppm. Ca is around 430. I also seem to have very little coralline growth. It seems to only grow on the bottom of the rocks. I do water changes every 10 days.

I am running a reactor with zeo stones and carbon. I occasionally add some Aquaforest GFOif my Phosphates creep up.

I think I’m going to try a 8 bulb T5 fixture with ATI bulbs.

Any comments or feed back would be appreciated.

Sever · 12/17/2017, 09:33 AM

IMO you will have better results using T5 with sps corals. There are some tanks with beautiful sps with led lights... but it is easier to have success in this field with T5.

Sent from galaxy far far away ...

12/17/2017, 09:21 AM	#1
jpas Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 60	Lighting with Aquaforest Here is a question for those of you running the Aquaforest system with successful SPS growth- what lights are you running? T5 MH Led T5/led hybrid I have been running the Aquaforest system for just over one year with good results in maintaining water quality, but I cannot keep any SPS alive for more than a couple of months. I’m running the Orphek Atlantik v3 light on a 48” 90 gallon tank. I keep my alk at 8 and nitrates around 5ppm. My Phosphates are stable at 0.04ppm. Ca is around 430. I also seem to have very little coralline growth. It seems to only grow on the bottom of the rocks. I do water changes every 10 days. I am running a reactor with zeo stones and carbon. I occasionally add some Aquaforest GFOif my Phosphates creep up. I think I’m going to try a 8 bulb T5 fixture with ATI bulbs. Any comments or feed back would be appreciated.

12/17/2017, 09:33 AM	#2
Sever Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Poland Posts: 187	IMO you will have better results using T5 with sps corals. There are some tanks with beautiful sps with led lights... but it is easier to have success in this field with T5. Sent from galaxy far far away ... __________________ Aquaforest Team Current Tank Info: 300 gal.Skimmer Aquaforest 250, Light Ati Powermodule 8x54W 3x75 Led, Salt : Aquaforest Probiotic Reef Salt, suplements aquaforest, Full Balling AF