Acropora Light study... please opine!

[ralph atl]

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/12/corals?utm_source=nivoslider&utm_medium=slider&utm_campaign=clickthru">http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/12/corals?utm_source=nivoslider&utm_medium=slider&utm_campaign=clickthru</a>


my buddy Dana Riddle on light

glanced over.....I'll check it out futher.....no need for 1000 watt MH for sure, but both my 400 WATT Radiums sure look good! lol...

what acro depends upon light, to some degree! That's why (assuming), I cannot grow a Red Planet, not a Pearl Beauty in my tank, yet my Palmer's Blue Millie needs trimming like a hedge!


thoughts?

 

[glxtrix]

Need to reboot my brain...I'll get back to you on this.

 

[jhutto]

Way over my head....

 

[rdnelson]

I understood every word.......in the title. ;-)

 

[heathlindner25]

rdnelson99;828073 wrote: I understood every word.......in the title. ;-)

the word" opine" kind of got me scratching my head...

 

[the-bubonic-one]

rdnelson99;828073 wrote: I understood every word.......in the title. ;-)

I wish there were more pictures and less words. Then i might understand it more.

 

[ralph atl]

bump for ........hummmmmm.....no clue, I guess!

 

[rdnelson]

mysterybox;829022 wrote: bump for ........hummmmmm.....no clue, I guess!

We have noticed. . (Oh crap, Ralph is going to report me again for picking on him). Hehehehe

 

[ripped tide]

LOL- I've been reading bits and pieces of the article over the past few days. ADD.

Good stuff Ralph, nice find.

 

[ralph atl]

now I see why.....lol

 

[nsconductor]

Opine - Doesn't that mean "what do y'all think"? Attempting to read but my brain is bleeding after the first page

 

[enderg60]

That made absolutely no sense at all.

Even the conclusion never actually made a conclusion

 

[tangaray]

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[jef4y]

Good Lord! When there's a glossary at the BEGINNING of an article, I'm scared.

But hey, it is "ADVANCEDaquarist"

 

[glxtrix]

I'll sum it up....Put light over your tank...coral grows. Done. Well, not exactly like that, but sorta.....right???? :unsure:

 

[cantare00]

Pretty good read, long but good. From what I'm getting from this article is that the color of the acros can be varying depending on PAR and lighting spectrum relative to the type of protiens they contain? I'm probably just stating the obvious though. I'm running radions between 14k and 20k. Seems like most of the Acros that I put in my tank turn green blue or purple even if they were a different color when they went in. That might explain that but I'm no expert just guessing here (maybe phosphate level variances too).

As to why you can't grow Red Planet I don't really think I have an answer for that because it grows like a weed in my tank. But I wonder if even though they are "red planets" they are sort of different strains?

What do you guys think?

 

[ichthyoid]

Great write up by Dana, as always.

I would like for him to explore the possibility that fluorescence is also a potential way for corals to supplement their specific light requirements.

Especially since the fluorescence always emits light of longer wavelength, AND hence more highly absorbed by seawater.

Ralph, thank you for posting this.

I met Dana years ago when we were in SEMAS (southeast marine aquarium society) a precursor of The ARC

 

[grouper therapy]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RjZdHdd88jo">http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RjZdHdd88jo</a>
My take.

 

[grouper therapy]

Ok I will opine the article.
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