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Post by BriMc on Feb 25, 2014 15:55:51 GMT -5
Remember brightness and intensity have nothing to do with kelvin and radiation. LED lighting when used in the spectrums we are using tends to run hotter ( kelvin and radiation wise ) and penetrates the water surface easier then traditional lighting. Even though you have the LED's turned down looking sort of dim they can still be cranking out the Kelvin, wavelength, and radiation.
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Post by foggman on Feb 25, 2014 16:11:47 GMT -5
I turned the lights down about 10% each, see if that helps. I'm going to get some carbon in the sump tonight, hopefully that will help too. Won't be able to force the water thru it, but I'll do my best to make it effective. Do you have baffles in your sump? If so that is where I stuck mine, also you could put it in your filter sock if you are running one |
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Post by jess on Feb 25, 2014 16:31:14 GMT -5
I would go 30/20 on your lights and work your way up.
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Post by maineultraclassic on Feb 25, 2014 17:44:46 GMT -5
Lights are turned down, carbon is in the sump, 5 gal water change, and some starfish hunting is done.
Hopefully this all helps make them happy again. They are the only 2 who are not happy, and actually about a week before the swap they started acting like this. I didn't think much of it then, and after the swap I thought they would come out of it. I did start the lights lower at first, and have been going up a little bit every few days. My old LED's were pretty bright, so the corals are used to the intensity........but these do have red/green/ and uv in them.
Steve
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Post by jstearn on Feb 25, 2014 17:56:34 GMT -5
The best solution is dilution. Or something like that. Id add the carbon and start doing some big water changes. Harlicon shrimp? Im not sure the name but the are pro starfish killers. Theres a video on American reef with mike talking about how to rid yourself of those starfish.
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Feb 25, 2014 18:14:40 GMT -5
The best solution is dilution. Or something like that. Id add the carbon and start doing some big water changes. Harlicon shrimp? Im not sure the name but the are pro starfish killers. Theres a video on American reef with mike talking about how to rid yourself of those starfish. Harlequin shrimp |
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Post by maineultraclassic on Feb 25, 2014 18:22:12 GMT -5
I just looked them up on LiveAquaria..........all they eat is starfish. Once the starfish is gone, then what?
Pass it on to the next person infested with these starfish.........LOL
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Post by gotareef on Feb 25, 2014 19:52:39 GMT -5
if it ever eats them all you banish it to the sump with a chocolate dip starfish one I had years ago  |
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Post by jess on Feb 25, 2014 21:02:55 GMT -5
Very neat shrimp, in a sump  Sent from my HTC ONE |
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Post by maineultraclassic on Feb 25, 2014 21:47:42 GMT -5
If I see one I'll buy it for sure...........I've pulled out about 40-50 starfish so far today, and there are many many more that keep coming out. There still is the big one, bigger then a nickel.........he's hiding well.
Steve
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Post by Matt in Lewiston on Feb 25, 2014 21:49:09 GMT -5
Wow. I have pulled 2 from my tank to date.
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Post by jess on Feb 25, 2014 22:11:53 GMT -5
They seem to come out more after lights go out. Mine don't seem to bother anything but i only have a few to
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Post by gotareef on Feb 25, 2014 23:32:02 GMT -5
turn on the lights after its been totally dark for a few hrs and pull out as many as you can
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Post by maineultraclassic on Feb 26, 2014 8:22:03 GMT -5
I'm going to keep pulling them as I see them, there is a ton in there............no idea where they all of a sudden came from, must have been like a porn scene when the lights are out.
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Post by gotareef on Feb 26, 2014 8:38:31 GMT -5
lol they mostly reproduce by splitting... one will drop a couple arms then split..... when there are a bunch doing this its hard to get it under control.
my 120g was full of them (one reason I upgraded to the 180g) I removed as many as I could cleaned the rock and every once in a wile I still see one pop up here and there in the 180 its been 3-4 years and I MURDER every one I see
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