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Wally.B · 06/26/2017, 09:18 AM

Thanks JimON,

Welcome to this Journey.

I think I am as good as I can be with Chemistry, Stability, and Circulation.
After 3 SPS start-up failures, I'm bent on getting some success this time.

I have one last piece of this puzzle to solve (LIGHTING).

I THINK, I need to go MORE on (Photo period and Intensity).

I must go slow on acclimatization (to not burn anything), but I can't go too slow since I may loose the Colors that I inherited from Frag Purchases.

If I get to the Ideal Lighting Point, things should move forward.

Question is how to get there Safely (Using the 3 types of Lights I have [MH,T5,LED]):
- Lighting Intensity
- Lighting Fixture Height which means Spread
- Lighting Photo Period

My thinking is.....Colors can be brought back, Dead Corals you Cannot!!

06/26/2017, 09:18 AM	#101
Wally.B Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Toronto GTA,Canada Posts: 1,763	Thanks JimON, Welcome to this Journey. I think I am as good as I can be with Chemistry, Stability, and Circulation. After 3 SPS start-up failures, I'm bent on getting some success this time. I have one last piece of this puzzle to solve (LIGHTING). I THINK, I need to go MORE on (Photo period and Intensity). I must go slow on acclimatization (to not burn anything), but I can't go too slow since I may loose the Colors that I inherited from Frag Purchases. If I get to the Ideal Lighting Point, things should move forward. Question is how to get there Safely (Using the 3 types of Lights I have [MH,T5,LED]): - Lighting Intensity - Lighting Fixture Height which means Spread - Lighting Photo Period My thinking is.....Colors can be brought back, Dead Corals you Cannot!!