Live Rock and Lights
It usually takes about 17 days for me Glen.
Ive had some take upto 20 days,but in between there is a good guess.
I agree with leaving the lights off during the curing process,but this will not spare you the diatom bloom...thatll still come soon after the nitrites are all gone.
Dont be alarmed at this point,this bloom resides aswell after another week or two.
To be honest,the wattage actually matters little when comparing lighting scenarios...such as Flourescent,to a M/H of the same wattage.
So to judge correct wattage for certain corals is difficult at best.(IMO [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img])
LPS would most likely do well under that lighting provided all other params are met.
I would guess some of the hardier SPS would do alright also,such as montipora...placed at the highest points of your l/r structure.
But i doubt you would get the intense coloration and max growth on most species of Acropora.
Also,any SPS or LPS would have a much greater chance of doing well after your system has aged sometime.
Keep us updated [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img],Marc.
[ 05 November 2001: Message edited by: Fudge ]
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