Light too strong for leather soft coral?

[tjlee]

Hi all

just asking whether 2xMH is too strong for my soft corals. (used to use the light for hard coral, but now change to soft)

Initially, all corals seemed to do very well with the light, opening up small "flowers), but this two days, only see bubbles on them ,like like those planted tank kind of bubbles?

please advise

[patrick123]

My leather can stand 250w MH. So should not be a problem.

[Clownfish]

by right shld be ok... imagine the brightness of the sun on the reef...

the thing is not to give ur corals a lightin shock ba... the corals r brought from the reef n during transport - no lights... at the lfs - maybe FL quality light

so once inside ur aquarium, by right shld place it in a shaded or low light area then slowly move it to a brighter area

[tjlee]

actually initially using just 4x55w t5 doing quite well, then change to 2 MH wah...first few days really boming.......very nice but after two three days...start bubbles????

now change back to old light, start to see some flowers

really don't understand......

[shoelevy]

u got slowly acclimitise it to the new light?

meaning first day mayhbe on the mh for 3hrs, then slowly increasing the photoperiod by 1 hr each day?

i think this practise is important

[tjlee]

Thanks i now down to one MH and two blue T5, coral seemed to recovered....by the way do i need calcium reactor for keeping soft coral?? also will butterfly eat soft coral??

[shoelevy]

no la

no need CR for soft coral

but u still need to monitor your Ca and kh levels

butterfly is not reef safe

[JeffL]

got a question...

i realise that whenever i buy leather, it wont stand up. its always soft and sometimes look like dissolving

i dun have a calcium test kit, but i do add some seachem calcium. is it because of the lack of calcium?

my other parameters seems ok

help help

[ping]

perhaps a wavemaker helps? ;

[JeffL]

perhaps a wavemaker helps? ;

i have a seio 620 pointing near it...

but still nothing much

[tjlee]

do you have enough light? usually when light off, all soft corals become soft soft

[steven]

My leather and cauliflower 'stand' when provided with ample light and dosing of iodine.

Just sharing my experience.