Small Polyp Stony Corals and How They are Affected by Light Wavlegnths

makeshiftcrew · 03-04-2011, 05:22 AM

Good paper!

m2434 · 03-04-2011, 05:30 AM

Lookin good, hope you got an A!

gcarroll · 03-04-2011, 08:01 AM

Good luck on the testing. It seems that you are on the right track. You have a lot of good information there that many people rarely discuss when talking about lighting. I do have some questions though.

What type of results are you looking for out of these tests?
Are you evaluating growth? A
Are you evaluating coloration?
Are you just looking to prove that SPS can be maintained under LED?
Usually in an experiment, you have a control group for comparison, are you setting one up for this tests? If so what is lighting the control group?

Seano Hermano · 03-04-2011, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gcarroll

Good luck on the testing. It seems that you are on the right track. You have a lot of good information there that many people rarely discuss when talking about lighting. I do have some questions though.

What type of results are you looking for out of these tests?
Are you evaluating growth? A
Are you evaluating coloration?
Are you just looking to prove that SPS can be maintained under LED?
Usually in an experiment, you have a control group for comparison, are you setting one up for this tests? If so what is lighting the control group?

1. I would like to evaluate growth, comparing it to growth of SPS under a 2X 150w metal halide. For my experiment a 75g tank with 3x 24w will be used. While it will not be exactly the same, I will base my experiment off of someone eles's average growth rate(I forget which 3reefer it was) of about 1 mm per week. I believe they had 2X 175w metal halide fixtures over a 120g?(I need to find that tank thread again...)

2. I need to do some more research on this, but I would like to evaluate coloration of corals compared to those gained from a 14,000K - 20,000K MH bulb.

3. This experiment will be tested solely on SPS corals. My 75g tank will be an SPS dominant reef with high flow and (hopefully)high PUR.

Seano Hermano · 03-04-2011, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by m2434

Lookin good, hope you got an A!

Thank you. I received a grade on the paper in December...just never got around to posting it. I got 100/100pts on it.

elweshomayor · 03-29-2011, 11:42 PM

wow

very nice write up.. Now i got what you meant..

Seano Hermano · 03-29-2011, 11:45 PM

Thanks!

I am not sure what to get for lighting right now. I can't afford to buy 4 of the PR25 bulbs.

elweshomayor · 03-29-2011, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seano Hermano

Thanks!

I am not sure what to get for lighting right now. I can't afford to buy 4 of the PR25 bulbs.

you can always get 3 and then save up for 4?

Seano Hermano · 03-29-2011, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elweshomayor

you can always get 3 and then save up for 4?

That's what I will probably end up doing...this is going to be awesome.

elweshomayor · 03-29-2011, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seano Hermano

That's what I will probably end up doing...this is going to be awesome.

yeah

lol LEDs sounds like fun.

i might end up switching over to LED sometime in the near "mom my lights messed up i need a new set" future

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03-04-2011, 05:22 AM	#11
makeshiftcrew Gigas Clam Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Virginia Age: 27 Posts: 859 Skin: Mint Karma: 522802	Good paper!

03-04-2011, 05:30 AM	#12
m2434 Giant Squid Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 3,412 Skin: Mint Karma: 24388353	Lookin good, hope you got an A!

03-04-2011, 08:01 AM	#13
gcarroll Stylophora Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Eastvale, CA Age: 43 Posts: 978 Skin: Mint Karma: 9299259	Good luck on the testing. It seems that you are on the right track. You have a lot of good information there that many people rarely discuss when talking about lighting. I do have some questions though. What type of results are you looking for out of these tests? Are you evaluating growth? A Are you evaluating coloration? Are you just looking to prove that SPS can be maintained under LED? Usually in an experiment, you have a control group for comparison, are you setting one up for this tests? If so what is lighting the control group?

03-29-2011, 11:42 PM	#16
elweshomayor Giant Squid Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Norcross, Atlanta Ga. Age: 20 Posts: 3,863 Skin: Classic Karma: 1349155	wow very nice write up.. Now i got what you meant..

03-29-2011, 11:45 PM	#17
Seano Hermano Giant Squid Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Northwest Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 10,110 Skin: Mint Karma: 13864348	Thanks! I am not sure what to get for lighting right now. I can't afford to buy 4 of the PR25 bulbs.