effects of bad lighting

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  1. wastemanagement

    wastemanagement Eyelash Blennie

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    I was thinking to myself today about my lights and what all the wonderful benifits of a great lighting system are.
    Then I started to wonder
    WHAT ARE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF BAD LIGHTING/OLD LIGHTS on a reef tank. Any thoughts
     
    wastemanagement, Jan 29, 2008
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  2. cuttingras

    cuttingras Starving Artist :)

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    algae comes first to my mind
     
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  3. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    lights match the corals, which is good and bad. its good for the corals and bad for your wallet.
     
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  4. wastemanagement

    wastemanagement Eyelash Blennie

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    :LolLolLol I think that the lights in my system are at the top of the list as far a tank cost , given their price and cost to run.:sunny:if onlt I could harness the sun.
    Yea, algae for sure its a problem but what if (HYPOTHETICALY) you ran a UV sterilizer and had corals that did't use photosynthisis are their other issues.:confused:
     
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  5. aquaboy

    aquaboy Panda Puffer

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    Cyano up your arse, like i had......
     
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  6. superclouds

    superclouds Flamingo Tongue

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    Me to and its a never ending battle. Got better lights and circulation and its about gone. Have a better light and RO/DI ordered and that should hopefully eliminate it.
     
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  7. aquaboy

    aquaboy Panda Puffer

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    I hate it! you pick it all out of frustration and the next day it has grown back....with even more than before!
     
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  8. wastemanagement

    wastemanagement Eyelash Blennie

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    :LolLolLol you guys need to stop swimming in your tanks:thinking2.hehe
     
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  9. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    I'm going to go with algae/cyano too. UV really isn't a solution to algae I'm afraid. And the bulbs are horribly expensive.
     
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  10. aquaboy

    aquaboy Panda Puffer

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    well....it was a result of "Second hand contact" from algae to hand to arse :yelrotflm im gonna leave it at that.
     
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