claudacate
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I have researched quite a bit and found most people have pe during night time and less pe during the day time. My sps frag is completely the opposite. Can anyone suggest a reason for this? Thanks
sps pe only during the day, not at night
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My sps PE is greatest in the daylight and greatly reduced at night. Has always been that way.
My lps has always had the greatest PE at night.
I do not think that the role of polyps has been clearly defined in sps. I think that they may have alot more capabilities then given credit for. We see polyps snaring food in Lps and assume that it works the same for sps.
I know that when I increased the amount of white light that was on my sps, they increased PE. I also know that after a WC I have increased PE, I assume because of increased trace elements.
After several massive WCs the PE decreased. Possibly because of decrease in zooplankton or some other form of food. I refuse to believe that it was because of decreased nitrates.
My thinking is that the polyp plays a large part in the photosynthetic process (as opposed to just the skin of the coral); as well as food and mineral gathering and abosorbtion.
Clearly I am not a scientist. I am just trying to understand what I see happening in my tank.
My lps has always had the greatest PE at night.
I do not think that the role of polyps has been clearly defined in sps. I think that they may have alot more capabilities then given credit for. We see polyps snaring food in Lps and assume that it works the same for sps.
I know that when I increased the amount of white light that was on my sps, they increased PE. I also know that after a WC I have increased PE, I assume because of increased trace elements.
After several massive WCs the PE decreased. Possibly because of decrease in zooplankton or some other form of food. I refuse to believe that it was because of decreased nitrates.
My thinking is that the polyp plays a large part in the photosynthetic process (as opposed to just the skin of the coral); as well as food and mineral gathering and abosorbtion.
Clearly I am not a scientist. I am just trying to understand what I see happening in my tank.
claudacate
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Gee thanks, that really eased my mind knowing I'm not the only one with this.
MammothReefer
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do you ever feed at nite? How bright are your moon lights or nite time lighting in the house? I found my PE wasn't as good when I had "bright" moon lites over the tank, but I also try to feed a couple hours after lights go out seemed to have helped w/my after hours Pe
claudacate
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Never fed at night and no moon light either
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SinisterReefer
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I have species that come out at day and I have some that come out at night. I also eliminated my moon lights completely for the same reason mammoth did
