Will I Get Less Pe If I Have Alot Of Light?

[jiggy]

will i get less polyp extension if my lights can give the sps all the energy they need?

all my corals r fine, showing color, and growth.. but i do notice that on some corals, they have awesome PE and are really furry when i first get them, and after awhile, they only show little PE..

i have 2 400w 14k hamilton pendants over a 120g 60x18x24..

 

[astrea]

NemoG:
Hey thanks. Does it have a blue tint to it or is it more like the ushio 10 K with a green/yellow tint now that it has been burned in bit.

 

[proboscis]

its nice and blue i have a 14k hamilton on my 75 gallon

 

[Snausages01]

No, in my experience light intensity has no effect on PE (not talking about night and day). Most of my acros are pretty shaggy and I have a pair of 400 watt Iwasakis (6.5K) over my 4 foot 120. I noticed much more PE after setting up the wavebox.

 

[cwegescheide]

I noticed something recently. I have 2 Tunze's in my standard 90 gallon tank. One of them went on the fritz and when I came home polyps on MOST of the corals were extended much more than normal.

I don't know but it sortof makes sense to me. With 2 6100's in my 90 thats quite a bit of flow. It might be tough on the corals to have their polyps extended and thrashed around pretty good. Thats why I think it might be associated with flow?

Thanks,
Chris