Preface: I've been out of the hobby since 2011.
I visited an LFS today and was introduced to a new lighting ideology I've never heard before: using a hybrid fixture, run LEDs for sunrise and sunset to achieve color pop, but run T5's for 5 hours during the afternoon.
The idea being that the blue/violet LEDs will provide color during normal viewing hours and the T5's enable maximum coral growth during normal work hours.
For example, he recommended on a 75 gallon aquarium something like a Radion XR30 and 4xT5's. He said he never runs the white LEDs because all they do is cause coral to turn green, and only runs ATI bulbs.
This is a whole new idea to me. So, is this a common idea or what?
I visited an LFS today and was introduced to a new lighting ideology I've never heard before: using a hybrid fixture, run LEDs for sunrise and sunset to achieve color pop, but run T5's for 5 hours during the afternoon.
The idea being that the blue/violet LEDs will provide color during normal viewing hours and the T5's enable maximum coral growth during normal work hours.
For example, he recommended on a 75 gallon aquarium something like a Radion XR30 and 4xT5's. He said he never runs the white LEDs because all they do is cause coral to turn green, and only runs ATI bulbs.
This is a whole new idea to me. So, is this a common idea or what?