very dim moonlighting overnight ok?

[JimON]

Being logical and reasonable doesn't always mean to blindly follow some theory. I've found it often involves running tests and experiments to verify if the theory applies to my exact situation.

Theory? You mean the theory of providing our critters the most natural habitat possible? Ya, I will follow that one. Mother Nature is pretty smart. If it ain't broke... Just a joke anyway, no offense intended.

 

[Half Vaped]

Yeah, we use that on some of our research tanks too. I like it. Side note -- simulating lunar cycles on research tanks leads to planulation in Pocilloporids. So moonlight isnt just affecting fish, it clearly affects corals too.

I've read that corals spawn based on the lunar cycles, but didn't realize artificial systems can emulate it close enough to induce spawning. Interesting.

Theory? You mean the theory of providing our critters the most natural habitat possible? Ya, I will follow that one. Mother Nature is pretty smart. If it ain't broke... Just a joke anyway, no offense intended.

We keep shallow-water coral, which receive almost the same 6500K light as above the water, in the same tanks as deep-water coral, which receive almost nothing but the deep blue spectrum.

We keep fish endemic to the Indian Ocean in the same tank with fish endemic to the West Indies.

We feed our fish freshwater Mysis Shrimp and pellets that they would never encounter in the wild.

I could go on, but there's a lot that we do in the hobby that's not natural. Each aquarist has their own standard of how "natural" we want our systems.

While we should help each other out if we believe a fellow aquarist is harming their livestock, I don't see a point in judging other people's decisions in how they want to enjoy their tanks.

 

[JimON]

Like I said, just a joke. No offense intended.