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Posted by kim gross on April 13, 2006, 3:36 am
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Pszemol wrote:
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>> 2 reasons to go with the lower color temp, first for the algea growth
>> in the fuge, most algeas use red and green light for a lot of there
>> photosynthic needs, so for the fuge you will get better growth with a
>> 10 k than a 20k.
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> Green? What algae uses green ? I've heard about red and blue...
I guess it is closer to blue or blue green for chlorophile B
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>> ACtually for the fuge only I would suggest you get a 6500K.
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> Yes, for the refuge you can use cheapo "grow light" used by the indoor
> plants growers ;-)
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>> Now for the coral growth. Normally a lower K bulb gives more PAR so
>> you should get faster growth, but you might not get as nice a color.
>> What many people do is use the lower K bulb (6500k is pretty common)
>> to grow the color, and then before you sell it you move it into the
>> display tank for a few days/weeks to color up under the higher K bulbs.
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> Interesting... only couple of days is enough ?
Most corals take more than a couple of days, but I have seen them color
up a lot in is short of time as 4 days, and looking really nice in a
week, others I have seen take about a month to get some nice colors back.
Kim
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> That depends on the type of algae. Green Algae are big on red and blue as you