Light Shock

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So after talking to a lot of fellow acan addicts on here, i have decided to try and use a different set u for my lights. Myquestions, can you shock corals by suddenly reducing their light? I know you can bleach if you give too much light and if you do not acclimate. I know its highly unlikely but I just want double check. Thanks!
 
Reducing light is much less likely to cause damage than increasing intensity.
 
Following along. I just changed mine too and a Kenya tree is looking a little down in the dumps [emoji53]. Starting with very low intensity and blue only...
 

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