Hey Chris, I have all KZ bulbs as stated in the first post and I have 16 - 54w bulbs TOTAL but I have to agree that I think I am lacking in the reflector department. I have been looking for the best price on the TEK 8 bulb fixture's and might just have to order 2 of them for my tank.

Do you have your bulbs laid our 8x8 or 4x4x4x4?


Your fixtures are not horrible but a tex or ati would push out a lot more juice. It may not be lighting at all though. It could be a food issue with the clams or a parameter issue. How old are the bulbs?

[quote=chris88;568578]Do you have your bulbs laid our 8x8 or 4x4x4x4?/QUOTE]

Not sure what you are asking here Chris but I have 8 bulbs on each half of the tank, 4 timers that turn on 2 at a time per side. The bulbs are only a couple month old.

As for food/feeding ATM I am feeding phyto when the lights go off. Was using KZ Amino Acids and Coral Snow until I ran out a month ago and could not afford to get more. But that has all changed and will be getting the tank back on track and looking better then ever real soon.

Parameters have been all good for some time now but do have to get more bio-pellets and also looking into getting a better chamber for them, converting one or both of my TLF 150's to run carbon.

everything sounds great maybe try spot feeding the clams and the sps a bit more. Feeding goes a long way in a low nutrient tank.

What have you stocked as far as fish and inverts.
Kevin

check out this thread, people run 4 t5 bulbs and grow sps and clams.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1935318

Hey Kevin, as of right now stock list is this:

Yellow Tang
Regal Tang
Sailfin Tang
2 Blue Reef Chromis
2 Blue Green Chromis
Sixline Wrasse
Pink Face Wrasse
2 Lawnmower Blennies
Orange Spot Goby
3 False Percs
Valintini Puffer
Spotted Hawkfish
Azure Damsel (tiny)
Bangii Cardinal
Coral Beauty
2 Tuxedo Urchins
about half dozen turbo snails
should have 2 Peppermint shrimp but have not seen them
and 2 or 3 blue legged hermit crabs

I think that is all