brown sps

[Big_Pun]

What's the point in that? We could all save a LOT of money if we got rid of our tanks completely.

The browning out of corals with LEDs is a common complaint. One which has certainly kept me from going there. I didn't spend thousands of dollars on rare zoas and lps just to turn them brown. LEDs may be the wave of the future, but I think I'll stay stuck in the past until reports of problems stop popping up every time LEDs are mentioned.

emilys zoas look so much better under her radions hands down!! next time your in town your welcome to swing by

[350gt]

Sps and LEDs are the issue sherita not with LPS or softies which do very well under the lights.... Colors from LEDs and zoas or LPS can never be matched with mh or t5...

[350gt]

And THE POINT was to see if it really does make a difference on electricity, some say it does, some say it doesn't.... Eitherway I wouldn't know....... Just askin..

why would we give up our tanks?

[allan]

Man, i don't know about all that, but my SPS looks awesome under the LEDs. In fact my Stuber has a deep rich color under the LEDs that it never had under the MH.

And the zoas seem to pop as well. Armor of God zoas always looked rather bleh to me, but now after several months of being under the LED, they are beginning to glow. And Dan's tank where he's got them under LED they are sick looking.

One thing I've noticed, and it doesn't bother me, is that growth is somewhat milder under the LEDs. Not sure if it's because I've got the white at 70-75% for only a few hours a day, but less growth means less cutting and fragging, so I'm good with that.

[350gt]

Also I believe LEDs and browning of SPS has more to do with user error..

i haven't browned much but bleached some with overpowering with light.... Fixed by taking Leroy's advice and trimming the burned pieces off, low and behold its growing back after tuning the lights down and raising the fixtures a bit.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Shane, it's a purple digitata. I had a colony that was growing there until one of the wrasses crashed into it and snapped it off right at the base. There was a tiny bit left, looks like it's doing good for ya.

That teardrop LR is awesome. I found the purple digita thats now growing and its purple. Its on the other side. Ill see if I can get Edsel over here with his camera.

[ramsey]

I've also not heard much about browning under LEDs but I've heard a lot of complaints about bleaching under LEDs due to too much light, too fast. Did you do anything to acclimate the corals to the new light?

[BBQHILLBILLY]

No not intentional other than Im not using any lenses. So all lenses off the LEDs. But I do have LEDs turned up 75%. I did have them down to 50%. So maybe indirectly. lol
All the coral just started growing fast in the past week. Ill get the pic of purple digita here soon.