need tips on marine life.
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MH lights may have some radioactive waves but i dont think there small enough as micro, maybe somewhere around visible light radiation or maybe even weaker than that, which is pretty much harmless (rainbows are made out of this visible light radiation i think) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum
Im pretty sure all light carries some sort of radioactive wave, along with everything else in this world, im sure corals need a bit of radioactivity since the sun is just one big radioactive ball. If corals are heated from the inside the molecules will slowly spread apart since heat gets the molecules more active and shakes more, if the molecules get overly active it becomes a liquid causing the coral to just explode or melt, ive never heard of an exploding coral under MH light. If you do want to see something explode from radioactive waves, put an egg in a microwave, just make sure you have the fire department on hold and a large towel to clean it all up. Put an egg in the water under the mh light and see if it explodes, if it explodes then mystery solved, dont use MH lights.
ps, you learn this stuff in 8th grade science class, if this information is wrong, i'll have to have a talk with the science teacher
Im pretty sure all light carries some sort of radioactive wave, along with everything else in this world, im sure corals need a bit of radioactivity since the sun is just one big radioactive ball. If corals are heated from the inside the molecules will slowly spread apart since heat gets the molecules more active and shakes more, if the molecules get overly active it becomes a liquid causing the coral to just explode or melt, ive never heard of an exploding coral under MH light. If you do want to see something explode from radioactive waves, put an egg in a microwave, just make sure you have the fire department on hold and a large towel to clean it all up. Put an egg in the water under the mh light and see if it explodes, if it explodes then mystery solved, dont use MH lights.
ps, you learn this stuff in 8th grade science class, if this information is wrong, i'll have to have a talk with the science teacher
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i think he has just recently found out this.
and the frase microwave is just a term i think.
arnt halides more expencive than t5 lighting tubes? i dont know why he would just say that?
mabe he has just been told a load of crap.
its amazing what some people believe. i nerly did
clare
Germanman
My fish are my babies
yes they are more expensive but are better and pose no threat to corals or fish other than iff u dont get enough air circulation. what he is saying is pretty on the ball. ur LFS needs to read up if u ask me.i think he has just recently found out this.
and the frase microwave is just a term i think.
arnt halides more expencive than t5 lighting tubes? i dont know why he would just say that?
mabe he has just been told a load of crap.
its amazing what some people believe. i nerly did
clare
microwave is a strong electromagnetic wave that is able to penetrate most objects, i think x-rays are before microwaves i think and gamma waves are after microwaves (gamma being the strongest, the ones that come out of nuclear bombs) so if someone is going to mention microwave, they should be talking about those rays or the kitchen appliance thing.
A 250 watt mh light costs about 400 dollars a diy 250 watt can cost about 200 dollars., to get 250 watts of T5 light it may (or may not) cost more than 400 dollars so the lfs may have been trying to get some money.
A 250 watt mh light costs about 400 dollars a diy 250 watt can cost about 200 dollars., to get 250 watts of T5 light it may (or may not) cost more than 400 dollars so the lfs may have been trying to get some money.
MH lights may have some radioactive waves but i dont think there small enough as micro, maybe somewhere around visible light radiation or maybe even weaker than that, which is pretty much harmless (rainbows are made out of this visible light radiation i think) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_spectrum
Im pretty sure all light carries some sort of radioactive wave, along with everything else in this world, im sure corals need a bit of radioactivity since the sun is just one big radioactive ball. If corals are heated from the inside the molecules will slowly spread apart since heat gets the molecules more active and shakes more, if the molecules get overly active it becomes a liquid causing the coral to just explode or melt, ive never heard of an exploding coral under MH light. If you do want to see something explode from radioactive waves, put an egg in a microwave, just make sure you have the fire department on hold and a large towel to clean it all up. Put an egg in the water under the mh light and see if it explodes, if it explodes then mystery solved, dont use MH lights.
ps, you learn this stuff in 8th grade science class, if this information is wrong, i'll have to have a talk with the science teacher
americans have much more years of schooling than us english.
i didnt take science.
clare
Germanman
My fish are my babies
Just my opinion:
You don't 'need' 300 watts for a 50 gallon tank. I have a 218 watt t5 setup on my 55 and over the last few weeks have accumulated about 10 frags, all different stuff. At least 3 of them have shown growth already, and the rest just look every bit as good as when I got them.
Would 300 watts work for your setup? I'm sure it would. Would a little less?
In my opinion: Defitely.
As an aside, the only problem with any of the corals I've had was with a xenia. It was the only one that died, and it did so within a day of getting into my tank. the zoas, star polyps, acros, frogspawns, and whatever the heck the other ones are are just fine.
Maybe those xenia are a little more sensitive than people say, or maybe just a coincidence.
You don't 'need' 300 watts for a 50 gallon tank. I have a 218 watt t5 setup on my 55 and over the last few weeks have accumulated about 10 frags, all different stuff. At least 3 of them have shown growth already, and the rest just look every bit as good as when I got them.
Would 300 watts work for your setup? I'm sure it would. Would a little less?
In my opinion: Defitely.
As an aside, the only problem with any of the corals I've had was with a xenia. It was the only one that died, and it did so within a day of getting into my tank. the zoas, star polyps, acros, frogspawns, and whatever the heck the other ones are are just fine.
Maybe those xenia are a little more sensitive than people say, or maybe just a coincidence.
Germanman
My fish are my babies
