par Readings for Rainbow montipora

osprey77 · #1 12/20/2007, 08:27 PM

Anyone have Par reading and pics of rainbow montipora. I'm looking to compare.

rleechb · #2 12/20/2007, 09:45 PM

I've seen some bright ones.. but none that give off any light...

osprey77 · #3 12/20/2007, 09:50 PM

ha ha ha, not quite what i meant, i should have said who has par readings from the lights they keep rainbows under.

Marko9 · #4 12/20/2007, 09:52 PM

I don't think too many people record their par readings. I do know that the original rainbow is a mid to low light coral. I do not know about the maricultured versions.

osprey77 · #5 12/20/2007, 09:58 PM

many mention that they are very high light, and i know many reefers are starting to test par readings. One of the local clubs had one for borrow. thought i would compare theirs to mine.

Marko9 · #6 12/20/2007, 10:02 PM

If you do a search in the last 90 days, there have been two or three threads that I can remember.I know one was started by slojm. I am only echoing what what stated in those threads. I have mine 8 inched off my sandbad off to the side. I do run 250 helios which are not a par hogs.

fishfanatic06 · #7 12/21/2007, 09:55 AM

Hey Osprey, did you get yours from Jgonzz? I did. Mine is about 15 inches under my 14k halides and it has really nice color. Put it in medium to low light and it color up nice.

mbierzyc · #8 12/22/2007, 09:50 AM

Mine is at the bottom of my tank (the person I got it from said they have peices at high level, mid and low, and all grow well).

Mine is growing at a crazy fast rate.