Accelerated coral growth tricks.

[elderdaffodil]

They use this technique to grow hydroponic lettuce commercially.

 

[Stuartmercer]

I really glad to see the way this thread is Going , plus what stuartmercer is doing. Honestly , this was my end goal really. To get people to talk about this subject, and inspire eachother to Experiment, and share research results. On A side note, Who is going to RAP New York this year? Maybe we can all meet up and discuss further in person.

I have never been to RAP, I want to though. This might be the year

 

[ReeferB28]

I have never been to RAP, I want to though. This might be the year

I haven't either, plus New York is pretty close to me and I love The city anyways. I'll definitely be There

 

[Wolverines19]

Stable parameters is the main thing

 

[ReeferB28]

Well yeah. There's plenty of ways to get corals to grow faster . But you can't predict nature

 

[iberacuario]

Hello, good day
I write from Valencia, Spain
Excuse my language, help me with google translator

I wanted to ask
Has anyone ever tried the method of doubling the day / night time in 24 hours?

I'm going to start doing it, but I would like to know results before doing it

A greeting

 

[ReeferB28]

Hello, good day
I write from Valencia, Spain
Excuse my language, help me with google translator

I wanted to ask
Has anyone ever tried the method of doubling the day / night time in 24 hours?

I'm going to start doing it, but I would like to know results before doing it

A greeting

Well, if you mean 2 photoperiod cycles in 1 day,
Then yes. It's called the, "4 on 8 off" cycle. Results will vary due to many different variables, ie ; parameters, lighting, flow, etc. My suggestion to you, is to experiment first because your Results may vary from someone else's.
I'm actually going to be setting up a couple growout tanks here soon, and will document the entire process and share my results.

 

[Ulm_nano_diybudgetreef]

Since this thread started a year ago, has anyone experimented with this method? And if anyone tried it in a DT and noticed the effect on fish?

 

[blasterman]

Fish arent photosynthetic. Seems obvious, but we have people on the forum that think $800 reef lights have lighting modes that are healthier for fish vs cheaper lights.

I've experimented with every possible parameter for paly/growth and it comes down to low competition environments in terms of nuisance algae along with moderate or elevated nutrient environments. Lighting is lighting.

Lighting periods with SPS is established science. Brighter photo periods equal shorter photo periods, and vice versa. Theres of course a biological limit to the extremes of this.

 

[Ulm_nano_diybudgetreef]

Whilst I agree with the logic and principles, I guess my question is, have u seen notable or significant growth on the corals?

With regards to the fish, has having 2 lighting cycles in 24 hours affected them by confusing or stressing them as it's like having 2 days in 1 day?

 

[iberacuario]

[QUOTE = "ReeferB28, publicación: 7724751, miembro: 56384"]
Bueno, si te refieres a 2 ciclos de fotoperíodo en 1 día,
Entonces sí. Se llama el ciclo "4 en 8 apagado". Los resultados variarán debido a muchas variables diferentes, es decir; parámetros, iluminación, flujo, etc. Mi sugerencia para usted es experimentar primero porque sus resultados pueden variar de los de otra persona.
De hecho, pronto estableceré un par de tanques de engorde aquí, y documentaré todo el proceso y compartiré mis resultados.
[/ CITAR]
Yes i will experiment with this method
I just wanted to ask if someone has had good results
My corals, I think, grow well, but maybe I can improve their growth

 

[iberacuario]

Whilst I agree with the logic and principles, I guess my question is, have u seen notable or significant growth on the corals?

With regards to the fish, has having 2 lighting cycles in 24 hours affected them by confusing or stressing them as it's like having 2 days in 1 day?

That is also an important part
It is necessary to watch that the fish are well

 

[ReeferB28]

Again, this entire thing was based on "experimental Environmental science ". There are no "exacts" in this hobby, but a general operating area. We can sit here all day debating about parameters, etc. It was solely observed that when optimizing peak sunlight, ie; 4 hours of peak lighting followed by 8 hours of darkness, and then again followed by the same photo period, there was accelerated growth observed. I previously failed to mention, that this information is from the early 2000s, and the book from 2010 or something.