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01/31/2007, 05:29 PM
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Photo period for new rock?
I will be getting a box of cured Pukani tomorrow. I'm told it will be covered in Coraline ET AL. There is no other life in the tank except 10lbs of rock I got last week. What is the best way to ease the transition and keep as much as possible of the color?
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01/31/2007, 07:33 PM
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Semi-aggressive mixed reef w/ shallow sand bed 96x30x27 310gal custom acrylic w/ ext. "fail safe" overflow 125gal sump/cryptic fuge w/ 6" DSB 3 400w Plus Rite 20k MH in Lumembrights 2 250w Plus Rite 20k MH in spider reflectors VHO actinic supplementation 2 Tunze wave boxes 2 Tunze 6060 in Tunze Rocks 2 Tunze 6125 Reeflo 250 skimmer Hammerhead return on OM 4 way Aqua controller lll Leviton power panel Deltec Eco-Cooler Randy's Two part 6.5 kw generator |
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01/31/2007, 09:12 PM
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Liverock does not require lighting at all.
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01/31/2007, 09:16 PM
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i did 4 hours the first 2 weeks, then 8 hours the next 2, i believe it helps keep some of the corriline and stuff alive, but its not needed
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01/31/2007, 09:18 PM
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I don't think you will kill the coralline by having a longer light cycle. It might bleach a little, but will come back if you keep your water params in check.
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01/31/2007, 09:23 PM
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 Coralline will grow with low light conditions but you want good lighting if you want it to show off its true colors. I always like to give reef stuff a 10-12 hour photoperiod as that is the same as a natural reef. To acclimate, I raise the lights up and then lower them over a period of time, say two weeks, until they are at the permanent level. This method decreases the initial light reaching the tank without decreasing photoperiod. It probably is not really needed with LR but it can't hurt.
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