Comments on: The 6 Month Rule for Lighting http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/the-6-month-rule-for-lighting/ Taking the Confusion out of Keeping a Saltwater Aquarium Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:05:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tony http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/the-6-month-rule-for-lighting/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Tony Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:06:20 +0000 http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/?p=379#comment-876 Mark, what do you think about (or have you thought of ) LED lighting? I am considering it... They are costly at first but would pay for themself for their long life. I am just not sure if they are good enogh for corals. Mark, what do you think about (or have you thought of ) LED lighting? I am considering it… They are costly at first but would pay for themself for their long life. I am just not sure if they are good enogh for corals.

]]> By: Mark Callahan http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/the-6-month-rule-for-lighting/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Mark Callahan Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:29:03 +0000 http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/?p=379#comment-250 Luis...even if you don't change brands, the new bulbs might have a different spectrum since they are new. As bulbs get older, they lose their punch and the spectrum shifts. Replacing the bulbs returns the light in your tank to their full power/spectrum and your tank needs time to adjust. If you changed brands, then yes, you'd need to also ramp up your photoperiod. I find a brand that I like and one that works for my tank (good color, good coral growth) and I stick with it. Luis…even if you don’t change brands, the new bulbs might have a different spectrum since they are new. As bulbs get older, they lose their punch and the spectrum shifts. Replacing the bulbs returns the light in your tank to their full power/spectrum and your tank needs time to adjust.

If you changed brands, then yes, you’d need to also ramp up your photoperiod. I find a brand that I like and one that works for my tank (good color, good coral growth) and I stick with it.

]]> By: Luis http://www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/the-6-month-rule-for-lighting/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Luis Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:34:21 +0000 http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/?p=379#comment-237 Is it better to maintain the brand of lights or sometime without regulary frequency change it ? Is it better to maintain the brand of lights or sometime without regulary frequency change it ?

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