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Ok lets get into how it works first and then we can relate it to the lighting that is available. Corals have Zoox which is an algae, actually they...
Ok David let have some fun!! ;D Yea but the percentage of recovery from bleaching is very low. The expulsion of zoox is an internal function of the...
Wow that would be cool to see. Most 150 watt bulbs are very little more then 175 watts bulbs. Mike
Gresham what was the 400 watt bulb temp? Mike
I agree Jim its just one of those hobby terms that this hobby is riddled with, kinda boring and doesnt really pertain. So let move on to something...
Wpg is pretty much as useless as the saying its all about the intencity. In order to judge lighting you have to look at the whole picture. A bulb can...
Its really not a debate Jason. I dont know if I would say one bulb has better coral colors, but different and more types ..you could say that. Yea...
Sounds good Mike
Ahhhh see thiers the first myth we can tackle, hehehe Start it up I will join in Mike
John really when you think about it pretty much every mh bulb will grow coral, pretty much every pc/vho style set up will work on softies, lps and a...
Cool why don't we go their??? I have started this topic on many boards and I think it truly cuts through to assumptions and lets everyone know how it...
Well I am not a big fan of sand beds but I really dont know how someone could make that conclusion, lol. Transportation was problibly the cause, if...
thanks for the kind word my dear Mike
Hiya bridlady Corals have colors from pigments with in thier tissue. Zoox also has some of the same pigments and it uses them to gather light. The...
Its always a bad idea to mix algaes, specially calcurpas, thier toxin secretion goes off the scale when thier is compitition. Mike
Most corals that are grown for reforestation of coral reef by the noaa are done so with vho/pc type lighting, for growth they will work on most sps...
If you are going to remove them make sure you do it a little at a time, so that the bacteria you are removeeing with them reseeds in the main tank,...
Sounds like your calurpa was starting to go sexual and the cyano was johnny on the spot. When it goes sexula it basically releases all the nutrient...
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