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Coralgurl 03-10-2013 10:57 PM

Light intensity and eggcrate
 
For those who use eggcrate as a cover, did you increase your light intensity? I just added some to my tank and wondering if I should leave the lights or increase a bit.

Madmak 03-10-2013 11:33 PM

Whatchya got for lights? I know eggcrate blocks quite a bit on my tank.

Coralgurl 03-10-2013 11:37 PM

Radions.

Madmak 03-11-2013 05:47 AM

Your guess is as good as mine but I would suspect at least 10% is lost through the eggcrate. It seems to reflect a fair amount of light back up towards the fixture IME.

lpsreefer 03-11-2013 06:04 AM

I would leave your lights as there are and if needed in two week increase a little.

Coralgurl 03-11-2013 10:07 PM

I'll keep an eye on the corals and see how they react.

Thanks


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