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09/15/2019, 03:24 PM | #1 |
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SPS breather days
I recently started setting two non consecutive days a week where my lighting is at 1/4 or less power. I'm wondering if these breather days will have an effect on coral health? In nature endless intense sun doesn't occur very often. Maybe it will give them a chance to rest
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09/15/2019, 05:52 PM | #2 |
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Back when I was running halides, I programmed in pseudo-random cloudy days that occurred about once a week (variable - sometimes two in a row, sometimes none for 2 weeks, and anything in between), where just the supplemental lights came on and the halides stayed off. Can’t say if it helped growth or health, but just figured it was a little more natural. Never got around to setting it back up with my new lights on my current tank.
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09/16/2019, 03:11 AM | #3 |
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That's a good way to do it, I'm not sure how to set it to random days. I imagine you would get slower growth, but maybe even fish LPS are happier
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09/16/2019, 06:06 AM | #4 |
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That's a thought. Think I will implement to see.
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