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Old 02-24-2010, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by FitoPharmer View Post
too much light depends on what your keeping and your tank. Too much light usually means too much heat, that will kill corals. But corals can also be killed from just too much light (bleaching by either intensity or duration) the symbiotic algae inside the coral can no longer take the conditions. If your corals are looking good, growing, and color is usually a good sign, your light is not too strong or on too long. Given enough time and the right conditions, it is crazy how much corals can adapt to light changes.

Very true, I was speaking more to the point that people are saying corals stop up taking light without negative affects, IE: 8 hours of light vs. 5 hours of light. The corals are not affected by being lit for 8 hours but after 5 they are no longer benefiting from it. This all assuming optimal conditions such the 8 hours of lighting isn't over heating the tank etc.

Again, I have no idea how much truth there is to the theory outside of the extremes, I was simply speaking to what I have read. It might be a pile of crap for all I know.
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