Sounds grat, try to measure near corals that you have, noting PAR level and growth (good, great, etc.). Try to get the maximum level you can with the meter, it's pretty sensitive to the direction you point it, and probably more so with halides as a point source of light. That way maybe we can get a decent list of corals and levels compiled to help let us all better know what we need for success. And yes, what bulbs, reflectors, ballast and even tank dimensions (depth of the coral and measurement) would be helpful since it will all play into someone being able to pick what type of lighting they will need for their tank related to the corals they want to keep and the depth they want to keep them at.
. Summers make it so hard for me to keep up with everything. Almost every day it seems like there is something else pulling me away from doing all the fun stuff in the hobby like making the club meetings and posting more on here. I plan on trying to do a little better from here out, but i guess we'll see since August's schedule looks just as busy with my sons football practices starting next week. I have managed to keep up with all the necessities like water changes and the tank is doing very well with growth rates the best I have ever seen. I guess that says something about all the work and planning that went into it this past winter is doing what its suppose to. The great growth rates are probably due mostly to the new calcium reactor it is simply much more efficient and well built then the previous model I was using.
