Do moonlights benefit in anyway?
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reelfreak
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I would have to guess that for proper simulation, you would have to emulate the moon phases.....which most peoples moonlights don't seem to do. It's like a full moon every night in most tanks, not very "natural"....
When you sit on the water offshore devoid of lights on a full moon, the light is somewhat intense though. Seems to me the moon effects the ocean in a multitude of ways, some known and probably some not. Many corals and creatures will only emerge then.
As for the reefers use of moonlights, I will agree it seems to be asthetics mostly. That being said.....I Love the looks of moonlights on reef tanks...very cool.
When you sit on the water offshore devoid of lights on a full moon, the light is somewhat intense though. Seems to me the moon effects the ocean in a multitude of ways, some known and probably some not. Many corals and creatures will only emerge then.
As for the reefers use of moonlights, I will agree it seems to be asthetics mostly. That being said.....I Love the looks of moonlights on reef tanks...very cool.
i use a moonlite controlled by my ACII that does lunar cycles and dims the light accordingly to the phases of the moon
with that being said...ive noticed my corals have grown better and have spawned. my clowns have spawned several times..
my shrimp have spawned..
and yes.. it does look cool.
this never happened before with just moonlite on all the time .
just started shortly after i got the ACII running.
with that being said...ive noticed my corals have grown better and have spawned. my clowns have spawned several times..
my shrimp have spawned..
and yes.. it does look cool.
this never happened before with just moonlite on all the time .
just started shortly after i got the ACII running.
uscgbeachbum
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6675399#post6675399 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hotrod122
i use a moonlite controlled by my ACII that does lunar cycles and dims the light accordingly to the phases of the moon
with that being said...ive noticed my corals have grown better and have spawned. my clowns have spawned several times..
my shrimp have spawned..
and yes.. it does look cool.
this never happened before with just moonlite on all the time .
just started shortly after i got the ACII running.
What kind of moonlight are you running? Their website says that it can only control "incandesent" bulbs while most moonlights aren't.
SunnyX
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I think it depends on the kind of moon lights you are using.
I have read of experiments with blue LED lighting that has stimulated certain Zooanthalle colors to appear in corals.
Oh and spawning is something you really don't want in a tank.
Tanks have been wiped out by clams and corals that have spawned.
I have read of experiments with blue LED lighting that has stimulated certain Zooanthalle colors to appear in corals.
Oh and spawning is something you really don't want in a tank.
Tanks have been wiped out by clams and corals that have spawned.
uscgbeachbum
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How can it wipe out a tank? Is it similar to caulerpa going sexual when not lit 24/7?
I am using a blue light for moon simulation for reptile systems..
its a 50 watt incandescent bulb.
works really really well, isnt too bright, on gives off a nice deep blue light.
it was like 12 bucks or so from the pet store.
i can get more specifics on it if someone wants them..
its a 50 watt incandescent bulb.
works really really well, isnt too bright, on gives off a nice deep blue light.
it was like 12 bucks or so from the pet store.
i can get more specifics on it if someone wants them..
dannieboiz
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6675444#post6675444 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Skepperz
All we need now is a tide simulator to go along with the moon cycle.........
I don't think this is necassary since tides are very random unlike the moon.
However, with the use of wave maker and such, I think that's a tide simulator for you.
I have a closed loop with an Super Squirt everything is on a timer. I have them on for 18 hours a day, from midnight to 6am they're off. So the fishies and corals have 6 hours of calm waves for their beauti-rest. :lol:
It is quite the opposite, in fact. A quick google search will show you so, like this: http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides/ Note, however, that tides don't have as great of an affect at the equator, so perhaps our reefs need not simulate this at all. It depends on what part of the world you think your reef is from.
Back on topic: Like everyone else already said, moonlights are probably just for our viewing pleasure. A "simple" test would be to create two mirror-image tanks, and only install the lights on one of them. Or find/frag two identical corals, and have moonlights only shine on one of them.
Regards,
Marty
dannieboiz
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I don't mean the tide being high and low or what not. What I meant was the effect of it being high and low. Which will be equivalent to waves being created during the switch of tides and the swells it causes.
I don't think it'll be possible to create "Tides" as we know it in an aquarium.
I highly doubt that tides itself have any affect on anything of fish and corals growth. But that's just my idea of it.
I don't think it'll be possible to create "Tides" as we know it in an aquarium.
I highly doubt that tides itself have any affect on anything of fish and corals growth. But that's just my idea of it.
here is a link to the bulb i use for moon lighting..
http://www.exo-terra.com/EN/products/night_glo_i.html
i just have a single 50 watter over a 75g right now..
some nights it isnt very brite..but even at its brightest, you have to set for a minute to get our eyes to adjust .
i prolly could have used the 75 watter
its all good tho.. im happy with it!
http://www.exo-terra.com/EN/products/night_glo_i.html
i just have a single 50 watter over a 75g right now..
some nights it isnt very brite..but even at its brightest, you have to set for a minute to get our eyes to adjust .
i prolly could have used the 75 watter
its all good tho.. im happy with it!
Opcn
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The corals cannot tell how deep of water they are in, only what light they get, so we do not need to stimulate tides, However a benefit of moon lighting not discussed is that while it helps you see better it also helps your fish see better, while its not an isseua with fish that sleep at night there are lots of fish that swim around at night. On another smaller forum I remember a story of someone who forgot to turn on there moon lights a few years back one night and there copper band butterfly got eaten by an anemony that it had been living with for quite a while.
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