new light acclimation ?

[Haloway]

I just doubled the output on my 50 gallon (180 watts) by adding two URI super actinics. I was wondering how slow the light acclimation process should be when all I have in the tank are three 5" green stripped shrooms, zoos and a couple fish.

I'm thinking light stress would affect certain corals more than others, and the two types of corals I have in the tank are supposedly hearty species. Knowing that, I thought maybe my acclimation process could be shortened to less than a month?

But, before I turn the lights on tommorrow I thought I should ask the pros .

peace,

kevin

 

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure what the output of those super actinics is, but if it's that wavelength (420nm) then there will be no acclimation necessary at all, in my opinion. If we're talking a more full spectrum to be used here, you have some choices as to how you acclimate.

One is to start with a very short photoperiod, lengthening it over a couple of weeks. Another is to shade the specimens, slowly exposing them bit by bit over time (about the same time period). Another is to start with the lighting higher up than the intended height from the tank, then lowering, again, bit by bit. OR! You can use a combination of these techniques.

 

[Ben1]

With the corals you have I wouldn't worry about any acclimatio either. The zooanthids and mushrooms are plenty adaptable and hard to stress.

JMO

 

[Haloway]

I'm not sure what the output of those super actinics

They are 95 watts each...and 420 nm.

Thanks for the input, I'm going to remove screens I was using to reduce the light intensity.

peace,

kevin