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Saved up for months to by a MQ510 Par meter and scared myself bad bit ago when checked PAR in my QT tank....Any Guesses?
Set up in February on 20 gal long with Coralife affordable 30" T5 lighting (2 Actinic HO bulbs)
Corals....Zoas/Hammer/Duncan/Frogspawn/Acan/Mushroom/Candy Cane all look good
Okay now then for the suspense reads a whopping 35 on bottom where corals are 15" under light !
Was in disbelief then compared it to my display tank (Hydra AI26 lighting) where have been unsuccessfully trying to get corals happy and it reads 175-200 on sandbed....Is PAR really PAR...between LED and T5 and if so is this part of why having issues with transfering them to DT.
Tanks looked to the eye not much different in color spectrum so mind is blown.
Set up in February on 20 gal long with Coralife affordable 30" T5 lighting (2 Actinic HO bulbs)
Corals....Zoas/Hammer/Duncan/Frogspawn/Acan/Mushroom/Candy Cane all look good
Okay now then for the suspense reads a whopping 35 on bottom where corals are 15" under light !
Was in disbelief then compared it to my display tank (Hydra AI26 lighting) where have been unsuccessfully trying to get corals happy and it reads 175-200 on sandbed....Is PAR really PAR...between LED and T5 and if so is this part of why having issues with transfering them to DT.
Tanks looked to the eye not much different in color spectrum so mind is blown.