non indo acans and micros!

[Al G Blenny]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8021181#post8021181 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JenDub


The implication that these lighting schemes are "unnatural" is very uneducated and quite uncalled for. Anyone who has been snorkeling or diving in the tropics knows that sunlight looks like a radium at 15-20 feet and proceeds to get even bluer the deeper you dive. At the depth these corals naturally occur the light is extremely filtered and much bluer than any of our tanks.

If the average user receives fragments from this depth and proceeds to place them in a 10k or strong 14k (400w for example) lit tank, the frags will be forced to adapt to the unnatural conditions the hobbist has placed them into (which often leads to color shifts).

Is this the fault of the seller, the coral or the uneducated hobbist?
Please take the time to ask questions and read up before purchasing animals so you can provide them with the proper care =)

Jendub is great and has some great corals. The pictures are very accurate. I have seen a lot of these in person at the coral farmers markets. Definately top notch. I just want to point out that the blue light at greater depths is a little misunderstood when it comes to our lighting. 20,000K lights aren't as close to what these animals recieve as people think. In fact believe it or not Iwasaki lights have more light in the blue spectrum than Radiums do. Color is relative. Your eyes see it different than mine do. That has nothing to do with actual usuable engery produced by the lights. Some corals can come from deep water and yet they use light from the yellow part of the spectrum. Some corals come from shallow water and yet they use more of the blue spectrum. The fact is that most corals can tolerate most of the halide light we can throw at them. It's just that some look better under certain light. Personally I am a big fan of Iwasakis but like everyone else I hate the yellow. Right now I have two 20,000K XMs on the sides and one 10,000K XM in the middle. They don't blend very well but the corals under the 10,000K seem to grow a lot faster. I am thinking about going with all 10,000K next time. I need some growth.