Anyone using Blues only? Referring to users of Radions, Kessil and other Led's. What are the results in terms of coral color and growth. And which corals do better under the blues? Iv'e been to the ocean many times so i know corals thrive in the blue wave lengths but a tank with many species of corals is a different story.Your thoughts..
Blues Only??
- Thread starter Dre
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- Long Island, NY
Don't think I've heard of anyone running blues only but would be interesting to see results.
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- lindenhurst,ny
I just read an article somewhere how Jason fox was saying he o my uses actinics on his tanks .I wonder how true it is .I'll see if I can find the article
Think lfs might run blues only simply to make things pop. Also think it's great that ppl experiment. That's how we learn. But when all is said and done all corals are different. Some can adapt better and faster than others, and some not at all. The deeper in the ocean a given coral thrives, the more likely it is to do well with blue only. In the ocean some corals grow near the shore and surface so they obviously need more whitish light. Then there's the what corals can grow near other corals, and different nutrients at different depths, flow, etc., so ....
Gotta love that ppl are willing to experiment and share their knowledge. It's one of the big draws about this hobby
Gotta love that ppl are willing to experiment and share their knowledge. It's one of the big draws about this hobby
I have 2 Kessil a360s over a 40 shallow (Softy dominated) and color setting do not go pass 10%, I top off the intensity at 90%. I have not had any coral color issues that I can confidently say was because of the lighting. I am pretty sure the color loss i experienced w/ some of my leathers was because of the salt I was using and not the light parameters. When I switched salt the colors have come back.
I also have not seen any color issues w/ the few lps I have. The only sps I ever had in the tank where non acro types but they were probably affected by the salt as well.
When i did some research on how people were setting their Kessils, there was a good number who set to mostly blue. I cannot speak of growth, but it seems my palau nepthea does not care as it grows like weed.
I also have not seen any color issues w/ the few lps I have. The only sps I ever had in the tank where non acro types but they were probably affected by the salt as well.
When i did some research on how people were setting their Kessils, there was a good number who set to mostly blue. I cannot speak of growth, but it seems my palau nepthea does not care as it grows like weed.
- Location
- massapequa long island
Ecotechs coral lab uses mainly blues and purple and has great results.
http://ecotechmarine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Ecotech_CoralLab_WP1.pdf
http://ecotechmarine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Ecotech_CoralLab_WP1.pdf
Wow good to see a sample of the light height, that is the one thing i keep fidgeting with. I may have to check to see how it works out going from 10 inches to water level to 18-20. thanks
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