StikHedRon
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Has anyone tried to speed up coral growth by going 6 on, 6 off, 6 on, 6 off on their light schedule? Would this even work with good results?
Speeding up Coral Growth.....
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juggalogentry
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ive herd of people growing plants with an "extended photocycle" of say 17 on 12 off, but idk if thatd be good for corals, because it could raise their exposure to PAR and could possibly bleach them(?) as for a reduced photocycle, idk..
3dees
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I wouldn't do it. It's not a natural light cycle. just let them grow. I know it's hard but nothing good happens when you try rushing things. you can try a little extra light or feeding depending on the coral.
juggalogentry
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+1 on the feeding, feed them as much as you can without comp water quality
pickupman66
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I tried it for 3 months.. no noticeable changes.
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StikHedRon
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Thanks for some input.
Rpujol85
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Couldn't really say. I don't think it could do that much harm to give it a try.
As for plants, I have only heard of extended light cycles (24/0, 20/4, 18/6, etc). I don't know first hand nor read real research, but I think these types of light cycles would tend to stress corals, never mind any fish you might have.
As for plants, I have only heard of extended light cycles (24/0, 20/4, 18/6, etc). I don't know first hand nor read real research, but I think these types of light cycles would tend to stress corals, never mind any fish you might have.
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StikHedRon
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I was just curious if it can be done. I know plants it can be but corals are a bit different and they only use about 5 hours of light anyways so how long does it take for them to process that light they have taken in is the question....
juggalogentry
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thats a tough question, not a whole lot is known about this yet, there just isnt any research being conducted. Anything and everything we do know about corals came from the past 20 or 30 years. I personally have corals that are well known in the trade but have no information out there about them whatsoever (try doing a wiki search on exact species on say acanthastrea, and you will find links to 8 species that you can click to further your study, and yet another 8 that has no info or page devoted to it, just a red name and discovery date) You could do research for days on plants without hitting any such dead end. If your willing to let your tank be a test subject, you should study as much as you can on zooxanthellae and see what you come up with.. but most of our equipment and routines we put around our tanks are for the soul purpose of replicating nature, where you see the biggest and baddest corals of them all
juggalogentry
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now i have herd this theory... there was a guy who had his led setup to run "storm mode" and the lights would slowly dim, then flash random patterns.. he stated that he believed the corals always reaching and contracting respectively, was like a "coral workout" of sorts and he believed they grew stronger and larger because of the constant up down/ in out movements the random flashes of light would make them do
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StikHedRon
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I would be doing this mainly on an SPS growout tank. No LPS or softies at all.
SloppyJ
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Yes and no.
juggalogentry
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animal
noun
a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli.
that would by definition make a fly trap an animal.. woah
noun
a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli.
that would by definition make a fly trap an animal.. woah
tyler1503
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Mind. Blown.
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