I had a question about lighting that I’ve been thinking on a lot. When I think about the ocean and the reef systems within the ocean, I could imagine that the corals experience major light fluctuations throughout the day and from one week to the another, considering that there could be weather changes and cloud coverage and multiple things that could fluctuate the light intensity within one day compared to the next.
And then I think about our home aquariums. If corals in the wild can tolerate the fluctuations from the light they are receiving from the sun, why do our corals within our reef tanks have a potential of getting damaged when we raise or lower light intensity or switch from one type of light to another, like going from an LED to a T5, or vice versa?
To me, it seems like corals should be able to tolerate these kind of changes if they’re able to do that in the wild.
I have not thought this through or done a lot of research. I’m sure there’s an answer out there but I thought I would like to get your opinions on how this works.
And then I think about our home aquariums. If corals in the wild can tolerate the fluctuations from the light they are receiving from the sun, why do our corals within our reef tanks have a potential of getting damaged when we raise or lower light intensity or switch from one type of light to another, like going from an LED to a T5, or vice versa?
To me, it seems like corals should be able to tolerate these kind of changes if they’re able to do that in the wild.
I have not thought this through or done a lot of research. I’m sure there’s an answer out there but I thought I would like to get your opinions on how this works.