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Old 10-07-2010, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Atomikk View Post
this saturation that I spoke of is called photoinhibition..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoinhibition

Trust me, corals can and will receede if there is too much light. I have personally witnessed this.
Thanks for the article, I am thinking maybe that was my problem, as Kevin (Red Coral) and I have been scratching our heads as to why. Since all parameters are spot on, I am inclined to think lighting and change things.
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