Acro tank

fancy_fish101

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Dec 23, 2021
Messages
310
Reaction score
82
Location
Jacksonville
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I’m starting my acro tank. With very few softies and LPS. How do I decide where I want my acro and placement. I can always move them later on when they start growing into colonies but for now where do I start how?
IMG_4531.png
 

Lavey29

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 29, 2021
Messages
13,144
Reaction score
14,385
Location
United States
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I agree with the above. Your rock scape is way low unless those 2 lights are getting you at least 300 par all the way down there
 
OP
OP
F

fancy_fish101

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Dec 23, 2021
Messages
310
Reaction score
82
Location
Jacksonville
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I agree with the above. Your rock scape is way low unless those 2 lights are getting you at least 300 par all the way down there
I built it low on purpose for the acro gave room to grow out. I hit 250 at sand bed with lights up. This is a bad reading though. Need to get a better reading with a proper par meter.
 

Lavey29

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 29, 2021
Messages
13,144
Reaction score
14,385
Location
United States
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I built it low on purpose for the acro gave room to grow out. I hit 250 at sand bed with lights up. This is a bad reading though. Need to get a better reading with a proper par meter.
That's fine as long as the par is there. Obviously other factors come into play for successful SPS. Try a few easy tester frags inexpensive to start out and see how they do for couple months.
 

Troylee

all about the diy!!!!!
View Badges
Joined
Jan 15, 2010
Messages
19,378
Reaction score
17,105
Location
Vegas baby!!!!
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
What light bars are you using? Those 15’s aren’t gonna cut it for sps alone… I’d guess you’re hitting like 100 par on the sand at best! Top of your rocks maybe 150 if that.. you’d have success with lower light sticks on the top of the rocks and that’s about it..
 
OP
OP
F

fancy_fish101

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Dec 23, 2021
Messages
310
Reaction score
82
Location
Jacksonville
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
What light bars are you using? Those 15’s aren’t gonna cut it for sps alone… I’d guess you’re hitting like 100 par on the sand at best! Top of your rocks maybe 150 if that.. you’d have success with lower light sticks on the top of the rocks and that’s about it..
Hitting 250 on sand bed with the light bars too. Hitting 200 with just radions at top
 
OP
OP
F

fancy_fish101

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Dec 23, 2021
Messages
310
Reaction score
82
Location
Jacksonville
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
What light bars are you using? Those 15’s aren’t gonna cut it for sps alone… I’d guess you’re hitting like 100 par on the sand at best! Top of your rocks maybe 150 if that.. you’d have success with lower light sticks on the top of the rocks and that’s about it..
I’m doing high light acros for sure. Already got some. And are doing great in low par rn.
 

TOP 10 Trending Threads

WHICH OF THESE CREEPY REEF CRITTERS IS MOST LIKELY TO GIVE YOU NIGHTMARES? (PICTURED IN THE THREAD)

  • The Bobbit Worm

    Votes: 47 67.1%
  • The Goblin Shark

    Votes: 4 5.7%
  • The Sea Wolf

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Giant Spider Crabs

    Votes: 1 1.4%
  • The Stargazer Fish

    Votes: 5 7.1%
  • The Giant Isopod

    Votes: 8 11.4%
  • The Giant Squid

    Votes: 1 1.4%
  • Other (Please explain!)

    Votes: 4 5.7%
Back
Top