understanding aquarium lights
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Piscinarii
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Just read throught this again after swapping my T-5s yesterday and adding led moonlights via the MLC controller on my Reefkeeper. I will increasing the length my lights are on over the next few days to have T-5s on for 12 hours a days by increasing the dusk/dawn duration to 4 hours total (2 dawn/2 dusk.)
My new config probably would be considered to blue but if I still get good coral growth and the fish are happy then I get to enjoy my aquarium even more as "to blue" means more color popping!
My new config probably would be considered to blue but if I still get good coral growth and the fish are happy then I get to enjoy my aquarium even more as "to blue" means more color popping!
EricTheRed
No, I'm not a communist..
+1 ^
Coral will grow under blue lighting as long as it's mostly 460nm. The "true" actinics (420nm "purple") don't do anything for growth. I run both because I paid a lot of money for purdy corals and I want them to glow
I agree, you just don't get the "pop" if you only run daylight bulbs...