Corals do great in strong light and multiplying until a point where they just stop. Their life spawn is reduced this way (this i know for sure from a marine biologist)
I'd like to know what kinda of marine biologist told you that crap. it doesn't shorten their life span at all...
I am not sure if anyone of you have done scuba diving. To see corals and marine life in the middle of the day you need powerfull light reflectors. Those corals are taken from those places and added in your tanks where they are getting 10 times more light than in their natural habit. Of course they will do fine and it''ll be like an explossion of happines but it'll only last less than normal
I have no clue what you're talking about, like biff said you don't need a flashlight to see corals in the daytime, and even sometimes at night you don't need one.... If you've gone scubadiving in a place where you do need light then i suggest going to a less polluted area.
Anyway, my anemone says hello to al of you and she's saying she is happier than in a retailer fish tank with even less light where was wondering the floor.
actually your nem is probably screaming for some lighting. see how your nem is white? that means its bleached from a lack of PROPER lighting. petstores sell them fast so they don't use the proper lighting. ours usually sells out of nems the day they get them so its typical to find them wandering the floors looking for a place where they get enough movement (you NEED some powerheads in that tank, there is no flow whatso ever in that video) and light.
honestly I don't see where you are getting your facts from... everything seems to be as if you know it all from reading. If anything the way to learn is by EXPERIENCE which we have allllll had because of trying to do the same thing you are... knowing it from reading.
Freshwater and salt are two completely different subjects light night and day. Fresh is pretty easy and the fish are pretty hardy. salt has to have a SPECIFIC balance of everything and MUST stay at a constant level and the fish are far less hardy. I know this because I have both fresh and salt tanks annnnnd I've got 7 years as a marine bio student/monterey bay aquarium aquarist under my belt PLUS its my major in school. I don't mean to sound rude but you should really listen to these people and get your facts straight before trying to do anything. you need new filters, new lights, less fish, and a lot more willingness to listen.
