Are these good hard corals as a first one?

Discussion in 'Coral' started by thepanfish, Jan 30, 2010.

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  1. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    What is PAR?
     
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  2. slocal

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    Photosynthetically Active Radiation which is basically the spectral range of light comparable to solar light.
     
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  3. divott

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    yes i did say that. but when you asked, you didnt bring up anything about sps corals. you had asked about easy corals in general. this lighting setup allows you to keep a wider range of corals than before. and as i said, im not 100% sure about not being able to have the plate.
     
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  4. wfb2270

    wfb2270 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    reading the description on live aquria for the green apple, seems like your lights would be ok so long as its placed in the upper half. a 55 is kinda shallow (compared to other 48 in tanks) so i think we get away a little with lighting when someone talks about placement and lighting requirments. the only reason i would stay away from sps right now is water stablilty. but i am very new to all of this, so take it with a grain of salt
     
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