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FAQs about Coral et al. Cnidarians System
Lighting: Nighttime Related
Articles:
Coral
Lighting: what we know and what we don't know (mostly the latter)
by Sara Mavinkurve
Lighting Reef Systems:
Considerations, Organisms, Goals and Costs by Bob FennerLight/Lighting For Marine Systems,
Coral Feeding, LPS Corals,
True or Stony Corals, Order Scleractinia,
Propagation for Marine Aquarium Use,
Related FAQs: Coral Lighting 1,
Coral Lighting 2, Coral
Lighting 3, Coral Lighting 4, &
FAQs on Coral Lighting:
Science/Application, Designs/Fixtures,
Lamps/Bulbs, Quality, Duration &
Intensity, Troubleshooting/Fixing,
Makes/Models/Manufacturers, &
Lighting Marine Inverts 1, Lighting
Marine Inverts 2,
Lighting Marine Inverts 3, Lighting
Marine Inverts 4, Lighting Marine
Inverts 5, Lighting Marine Inverts 6,
& LR Lighting,
Fluorescent Light 1,
Actinic Lighting,
Compact Fluorescents, Metal Halide
Lighting, Lighting Marine
Invertebrates, Growing
Reef Corals, Stony
Coral Identification, Stony
Coral Behavior, |
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Corals In The Moonlight!
Hello
there, Could you please advise me on whether it is a good idea to leave
a blue light, (marine Glo), on at night. I have left mine on for five
months now, and the difference in the corals is amazing. There is plenty
of cover for the fish.
<I don't see the harm in this at all. Think
about it- on the reefs, there is always some ambient light form the moon
(except on moonless nights), and there are many interesting aspects to
coral spawning, plankton upwelling, fish breeding, etc. that seem to be
tied to lunar cycles. You may even want to try running the lights and/or
diffusing them on a schedule that corresponds to lunar phases...could be
interesting to see what happens. Good luck! regards, Scott F.>
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