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fishytime 06-01-2010 09:54 PM
The red spectrum encourages algae growth too:wink:

albert_dao 06-01-2010 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by fishytime (Post 523793)
The red spectrum encourages algae growth too:wink:
Yeah, if your water quality sux...

chris88 06-01-2010 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by albert_dao (Post 523797)
Yeah, if your water quality sux...
Great point, you are only going to grow algae if there is an excess of nutrients. Any aquarium light will grow algae. corals have algae in thier tissue so obviously the same light can grow algae in a tank if there is an excess of nutrients, the red spectrum isn't going to be the culprit.

fishytime 06-01-2010 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by albert_dao (Post 523797)
Yeah, if your water quality sux...
yup.....most peeps running ULNS systems have great success with those bulbs and some systems simply cant handle running them..... Just trying to help the guy make an informed decision:wink:

albert_dao 06-01-2010 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by fishytime (Post 523803)
yup.....most peeps running ULNS systems have great success with those bulbs and some systems simply cant handle running them..... Just trying to help the guy make an informed decision:wink:
No, no, that's not what I'm trying to imply. I'm saying that your water quality has to be outright ATROCIOUS for the one Fiji Purple bulb to cause problems. At which point, the educated and informed decision is not to ask "what bulbs should I be using?" but "how do I fix my #@$!'d up tank?"

kien 06-01-2010 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by cooper (Post 523715)
Why don't you like the Fiji Purple bulbs?

:-)
I don't like the pink cast.

fishytime 06-01-2010 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by chris88 (Post 523787)
Just because there is nothign wrong with your reef doesnt mean it cant be improved. It is a known fact the par drops after a certain amount of bulb use and the spectrum can shift. It can only help your reef by changing your bulbs out. The fiji bulb is designed to hit the blue and red spectrum which is proven to be where corals have the highest rates of photsynthesis. the only reason anyone wouldnt like it is becuase it can make your tank look a bit pink/purple.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/12/aafeature1

albert_dao 06-01-2010 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by fishytime (Post 523814)
I hate being the troll, but counter argument to Mr. Riddle's article under the context of this topic:

http://www.korallenzucht.de/files/sc..._08_007_07.jpg

From here:

http://zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14695

http://www.zeovit.com/DTOTQ/tony/02.jpg

From here: http://zeovit.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=88

http://www.zeovit.com/DTOTQ/andrzej/04.jpg

From here: http://zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19071

http://www.zeovit.com/DTOTQ/dawid/015.jpg

From here: http://zeovit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17270

... etc, etc, etc...

fishytime 06-01-2010 11:11 PM
All ULNSs......what about systems not running ZEO?.....I could post pictures of really nice tanks not running FPs.....what would that prove?

albert_dao 06-01-2010 11:18 PM
Edit: Nevermind


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