pat8you
Aquarium Advice Addict
ok so i have been doing a lot of reading on lights recently so i thought i might write up an article as i went along since i see questions on it fairly often. Tried to keep it a general/ non-technical article about lighting specifically a reef and a little bit about how that relates to the corals and animals we keep.
That being said, this is a big topic to cover and it would be quite bold to say that i have all the right answers here. I am looking for all your guys help to make sure what i have is correct and I'm not leaving things out of this article. I would really like to hear others opinions. If you have something you think should be added or revised as long as there is some kind of concensus about your opinion being correct i will happly add/change it in the article.
Some things i know i need help on here are
-a breif explanation of actinic lights
-the differences between single and double ended MH bulbs (think one of them is sapposed to have problems with UV?)
The main thing i really need input on because i don't feel i have enough experience to do this section justice is some general guide lines for lighting of different corals. I started to put together some charts at the bottom and figured i would let people help me complete them. I thought it would be good to include anemones and clams as well.
So let me know what you think. All opinions/criticisms are more then welcome. you won't hurt me feelings i promis.
That being said, this is a big topic to cover and it would be quite bold to say that i have all the right answers here. I am looking for all your guys help to make sure what i have is correct and I'm not leaving things out of this article. I would really like to hear others opinions. If you have something you think should be added or revised as long as there is some kind of concensus about your opinion being correct i will happly add/change it in the article.
Some things i know i need help on here are
-a breif explanation of actinic lights
-the differences between single and double ended MH bulbs (think one of them is sapposed to have problems with UV?)
The main thing i really need input on because i don't feel i have enough experience to do this section justice is some general guide lines for lighting of different corals. I started to put together some charts at the bottom and figured i would let people help me complete them. I thought it would be good to include anemones and clams as well.
So let me know what you think. All opinions/criticisms are more then welcome. you won't hurt me feelings i promis.