SmithsWrld
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So far I’ve only ever run one light as I’ve been in the hobby for just 3 years. If I win one of these it will be my first light upgrade. Either way there will be an upgrade down the road to an Orphek light.
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SmithsWrld
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It allows the coral to get the same cycles or seasons they receive in the wild. Which would allow for a better opportunity to reproduce your corals outside of fragging through possibly spawning.
twentyleagues
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I dont know if it is essential. I have grown corals with mh and t5 with just on off for years no thoughts about ramp or intensity or cycle. Back then I also never saw or heard of spawning corals. Now years later we have threads on spawning torches and acros. I dont know what lights these people are using or if in fact it has anything to do with lighting at all but in nature corals spawn and in nature there is a light cycle along with flow cycles. I think it cant hurt to try and mimic nature to the very best of our ability.
The more the lighting mimics nature the less stress for all of the tank inhabitants, especially the wild caught specimens. There is also a better chance of encouraging spawning behavior.
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This is it. My last build thread
I would love a Nem in my new tank but I don’t trust them to stay put and not overtake the tank Yep no guarantees with them.
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I don't have any real experiences with the moonlight cycles and their effects on the tank, but while my tank is cycling, I did play around with the moonlight cycle.
I expect them to help corals grow, develop nice colors, and easy on the eyes to view the tank.
I'm a new aquarists myself but if I were to give one tip to them, it would be to research the lights before buying them.
I think all living creatures needs light. They can be for difference reasons but for an aquarium ecosystem, a balanced lighting allows living things to be active when light is on and rest when light is off.
I'm not sure right now, but I'll be playing around with the lights to balance it. For now as a starter, I'll be using the preset Helium program to balance the light intensity and duration.
This is my first light, so no success story related to upgrading. However, installing it for the first time, I am glad it was successful using aluminum profiles.
I'm not sure if it is essential, but it probably does help to mimic the natural lighting since they do live in the ocean with natural lighting.
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I'd say the emergency drain right to the base of the weirs, primary can potentially be no pipe. Thank you! I'll go do that. I forgot about the gate valve too. Earlier I was wondering how come so much water is coming into the sump and bubbling. :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:
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@noah.tank3 Did you get in on this giveaway for a new lights?
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LadyMac
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I’ve noticed better colors on my toadstool and my rock flowers seem to be doing a lot better under a kessil a360we
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