Par readings- Another disapointment

[madjoe]

You hurt my feelings

No i luv ya bro just miss ya so gotta fuk wit u

 

[Jimbojames]

Can u rent a par meter somewhere?

 

[madjoe]

Brotha!! Please help this noob understand he doesn't need 400 parr readings..

I think he wants his red planet to look bright pink

Mines at 4oo sorry its on purpose too

 

[Joe5688]

i think they are around 8-10 months. They will be getting replaced end of summer. Or maybe switching to led

 

[madjoe]

Thought RP get more red/pink under higher light? I have mine at 400 and its green.

Its not even so much the par as the color temp that decides color thats why every tank corals look different . Lots of factors goninto coral color

 

[Joe5688]

So i decided to randomly check my high power stream light flash light that i have. Par at 2" is 1600 lol. Par almost touching maxed the meter lol

 

[madjoe]

Hey noob dont be breaking my parmeter

 

[Joe5688]

Lol impossible! And it's not yours

 

[Lil BamBam]

Hey noob dont be breaking my parmeter

Get ready for PM's about using the parmeter

 

[DD]

Get ready for PM's about using the parmeter

Lmfao!!!

 

[madjoe]

Get ready for PM's about using the parmeter

Thats what they made delete buttons for

 

[madjoe]

Lol impossible! And it's not yours

Actually it is

 

[bryman]

Something's wrong here. If you are using a combination of ATI bulbs - Blue+, Aquablue/Coral+, Purple+, I would expect the top of your tank to be roasting with PAR if the fixture is sitting on the tank. My 6 bulb Sunpower about 8" above the water line gives me 500-600 PAR about 6" below the surface. If you are using ATI bulbs, check your reflectors and make sure they are clean. If it's the reflectors that are not good, I'd see if you can retrofit your fixture with better ones IMO.

 

[Joe5688]

My nova fixture Doesn't have individual reflectors...

 

[madjoe]

Something's wrong here. If you are using a combination of ATI bulbs - Blue+, Aquablue/Coral+, Purple+, I would expect the top of your tank to be roasting with PAR if the fixture is sitting on the tank. My 6 bulb Sunpower about 8" above the water line gives me 500-600 PAR about 6" below the surface. If you are using ATI bulbs, check your reflectors and make sure they are clean. If it's the reflectors that are not good, I'd see if you can retrofit your fixture with better ones IMO.

Either that or dude lied that sold him fixture and bulbs old as dirt

 

[Joe5688]

Thats what they made delete buttons for

But u didn't delete it lol

 

[madjoe]

But u didn't delete it lol

The pms i meant lol people cant afford to rent me

 

[ColaAddict]

If your corals look happy, don't worry about the PAR numbers

 

[jayjigga]

If your corals look happy, don't worry about the PAR numbers

White coral = happy coral...(not the Vendor, although he be white)

 

[MMreef]

Two things here, you say bulbs are 8-10 months old. If you research this matter you will find that bulbs lose about 30% PAR in a year use in superior fixtures like ATI with active cooling. Change your bulbs and I am sure your PAR numbers will increase. Also not having individual reflectors in your fixture compounds the problem. You're losing about another 10-15% by not having them. That's why higher end fixtures cost more but also perform a lot better. Having 400 PAR is maybe good for mixed reef but for SPS to thrive you need a little more. If you look at my tank that was featured here , my PAR was over 900 at the surface and about 600 in the middle. I did change my bulbs every 8 months to keep the PAR stable.