Coral Growth

[silver surfer]

mysterybox;875743 wrote: lol, then why the 'ell are you doing LED's? this is so hilarious! (save 100 bucks in energy a year on a 15,000 investment?)

Because in the right hands LED tanks can produce growth and great color. I will admit, I not sitting there with snips in my hand waiting for a frag but I'm happy with my growth. I know this might come as a shock but some people don't care growth rates. Trust me I don't look at my tank and say "man, I wish I had MH".

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Man LEDs suck.

 

[jimmystephens]

JimmyStephens;875273 wrote: Mb: ur tank is awesome. Heath is a hater

(For those that asked me) This was ment as a joke. Heath and i are friends and have been for awhile. and was just a joke

Edit: ****! Nice goni

 

[ralph atl]

Silver Surfer;875747 wrote: Because in the right hands LED tanks can produce growth and great color. I will admit, I not sitting there with snips in my hand waiting for a frag but I'm happy with my growth. I know this might come as a shock but some people don't care growth rates. Trust me I don't look at my tank and say "man, I wish I had MH".

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Man LEDs suck.

That's pretty, but again, it doesn't need high pars either...

It just seems surreal when you are blasting your tank with fake colors, but it's not (generally speaking, with a few exceptions), maximizing growth..........why?

 

[silver surfer]

mysterybox;875759 wrote: That's pretty, but again, it doesn't need high pars either...

It just seems surreal when you are blasting your tank with fake colors, but it's not (generally speaking, with a few exceptions), maximizing growth..........why?

I think most people using LEDs burn up the coral. It's a very harsh light when ran at full power. I run my lights at only 32% (white). In addition, I hang them much higher so my spread is greater. I have checked my par and I'm getting plenty of punch. I do get growth. Just look at the tips of this stylo.

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[ralph atl]

Yes, you and some others have growth, but comparatively, it's not there yet...overall. But one day it will, I'm certain, so I do appreciate those that are "testing the waters" so to speak....it's just not there yet, IMHO.
One day, soon...

 

[silver surfer]

I agree. But I think it's because people are running LEDs too high in power and not checking par levels. Let me know when your ready to come back from the dark side and you can come over and see my setup.

 

[ralph atl]

Silver Surfer;875776 wrote: I agree. But I think it's because people are running LEDs too high in power and not checking par levels. Let me know when your ready to come back from the dark side and you can come over and see my setup.

Cool!