PAR METER - Rental Program
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If there is I dont think I would put much into it. I am no expert here but I do know that par meters will read very differently for LED than they do for T5, VHO, or MH and no two will read exactly the same.
IMO a par meter is great for taking a baseline reading if you are moving a coral from one location to another or from one tank to another. Ultimately most corals can be acclimated to a fairly large spectrum of PAR intensities. I only use par if I am buying a coral from someone with similar lighting to mine and want a base reading for where in my tank I should start acclimating from.
I would never trust any website to say x coral should be placed under y par value. Its very subjective and all hobby grade par meters are subject to margins of error of +/- 20% so this means that no too par meters are going to take the same reading.
IMO a par meter is great for taking a baseline reading if you are moving a coral from one location to another or from one tank to another. Ultimately most corals can be acclimated to a fairly large spectrum of PAR intensities. I only use par if I am buying a coral from someone with similar lighting to mine and want a base reading for where in my tank I should start acclimating from.
I would never trust any website to say x coral should be placed under y par value. Its very subjective and all hobby grade par meters are subject to margins of error of +/- 20% so this means that no too par meters are going to take the same reading.
I agree that PAR meters aren't the final word and many such as the Apogee meter struggle with the blue spectrum which many of us run, I personally have found my PAR meter very useful in adjustment of my LED lighting. It has also been useful in knowing when to replace my MH and T5 bulbs. While not necessary with either MH or T5 I personally won't adjust or run LED's without one and for those that do I recommend they start off more conservative than what they believe necessary. JMHO
I'm really surprised that nobody has replied. Last I saw CRWreef was the person that was running this thread. I have been mostly inactive for a while so I'm not sure who is on the board anymore.
If you look at the start of the thread, the list has not been updated for almost 2 years. It is definitely a lot of work to pass it around and meet up, you have to be patient.
Remember the board is just volunteers...nobody is getting paid. However i'd try messaging him directly....
If you look at the start of the thread, the list has not been updated for almost 2 years. It is definitely a lot of work to pass it around and meet up, you have to be patient.
Remember the board is just volunteers...nobody is getting paid. However i'd try messaging him directly....
