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Thread: The LED Solaris Lamp PAR Comparison by PFO

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03-05-2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by inwall75

I'm not shocked by this as I have had a PAR meter and spectrometer for a long time and I did my own independent testing a long time ago.
Typically over a 400 gallon acrylic tank that is 26 inches deep. I experienced the same thing that Yellowbelly did, newly arrived brown SPS colored up quicker. The already colored up corals seemed to have more intense coloration but that is obviously highly subjective.

Very interesting. Thanks C. So have you noticed any diff in the spread of light from the LED as compared to a halide?

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