Hi. Is there anyone in here that use 6500K MH bulb or 6500K preset on Radion Ecotech Live. I just watched a video on youtube and Mike Palleta use 6500K MH bulb with actinic bulb to blast the corals for 2-3 hours so it will get better grow then he switch back to 14000K for the rest of his ligjt schedule.
6500K in reef tank
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I can't find the link at the moment
Dr. Sanjay had a presentation on SCMAS few years ago and the topic was LEDs. Something about the white LEDs wavelength doesn't do much for the corals.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/sj/index.
The cool white LED bulb with that hump is too much & at higher pars the coral can't protect itself & basically implodes, bleaches, won't grow as well ect., or can make certain colors look bland or flat. They also make the overall view too icy & cold to the eye, which we've learned with the inital bue & white LED setups & some of the commercial models that have flooded the market over the last few years.
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Dr. Sanjay had a presentation on SCMAS few years ago and the topic was LEDs. Something about the white LEDs wavelength doesn't do much for the corals.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/sj/index.
The cool white LED bulb with that hump is too much & at higher pars the coral can't protect itself & basically implodes, bleaches, won't grow as well ect., or can make certain colors look bland or flat. They also make the overall view too icy & cold to the eye, which we've learned with the inital bue & white LED setups & some of the commercial models that have flooded the market over the last few years.
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The trouble is that there is no specific 6500K LED I would say. You need many types of LEDs to give the same spectral distribution as a T5 or Metal halide would.
Here is a screenshot of a test I did a few years back. roughly a 6500k lamp
now here is a shot of a single LED ( I didn't do this one)
as you see the LED just has one peak then drops down. To get the same "Full specrum" as you would in a MH or T5 you would need so many different all jammed together so the coral would receive it all.
6500k is considered "full spectrum" as it mimics the color as the sunlight at noon time. The problem is it makes the corals look like poo color wise. That's why plasma lighting hasn't taken off IMO
Here is a screenshot of a test I did a few years back. roughly a 6500k lamp
now here is a shot of a single LED ( I didn't do this one)
as you see the LED just has one peak then drops down. To get the same "Full specrum" as you would in a MH or T5 you would need so many different all jammed together so the coral would receive it all.
6500k is considered "full spectrum" as it mimics the color as the sunlight at noon time. The problem is it makes the corals look like poo color wise. That's why plasma lighting hasn't taken off IMO
If 10k and up LEDs dont do anything for corals why do the corals react to them? Too intense and they bleach. Its probably not as beneficial as blue led but you cant say they do nothing.
I think red, green, yellow, cyan, lime, etc is useless light and wasted energy.. JMO.. i cannot back that up either, LOL!
I think red, green, yellow, cyan, lime, etc is useless light and wasted energy.. JMO.. i cannot back that up either, LOL!
