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05-18-2011, 08:50 AM

Nice tank Scott. I got my book out but haven't figured out any you don't know. The Goni is definitely a Goni.

A note on the light issue:
The article made importance of the PAR and PUR values. Admittedly based on agricultural research. These values are tuned to chlorophyll. The zooxanthellae in coral don't use chlorophyll. Red wavelengths can't penetrate water to any significant depth, so these ranges are less important to reefkeeping. They are a large part of the PAR and PUR values though. I would want to read up on real life experience from various reefkeepers to correlate a better opinion on this. Also, it would be nice to see the spectrum sensitivity of zooxanthellae.

05-18-2011, 08:50 AM	#785
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: The Official Asylum Reef Tank Thread Nice tank Scott. I got my book out but haven't figured out any you don't know. The Goni is definitely a Goni. A note on the light issue: The article made importance of the PAR and PUR values. Admittedly based on agricultural research. These values are tuned to chlorophyll. The zooxanthellae in coral don't use chlorophyll. Red wavelengths can't penetrate water to any significant depth, so these ranges are less important to reefkeeping. They are a large part of the PAR and PUR values though. I would want to read up on real life experience from various reefkeepers to correlate a better opinion on this. Also, it would be nice to see the spectrum sensitivity of zooxanthellae.