The last time I had a maxima, PAR meters hadn’t been invented. It was 15cm+, grew like crazy, and was maybe 15cm beneath a 150w, 10k halide bulb.
I’m back in the hobby now and have two large (20cm+) maximas (one blue, one pink) currently on the sand at about 225-250 PAR as measured by my Apogee. The rock I’d like to put them on gets about 450-550, but I plan on using acclimation mode at 50% power for a week or so.
I’m interested to hear from maxima owners who’ve had their clams 6+ months and are seeing good growth: what PAR is it under?
I’m back in the hobby now and have two large (20cm+) maximas (one blue, one pink) currently on the sand at about 225-250 PAR as measured by my Apogee. The rock I’d like to put them on gets about 450-550, but I plan on using acclimation mode at 50% power for a week or so.
I’m interested to hear from maxima owners who’ve had their clams 6+ months and are seeing good growth: what PAR is it under?