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Old 01-21-2004, 08:23 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Mike,
Do you have any sources for the info you provided on coral pigmentation. I haven't found much info on them personally, and everything I have learned about them has been word of mouth or a few books which usually state that info about the actual purpose of the pigmentation is a bit weak.
IE. The eaxact role UV plays in coral pigmentation.

Also with what you said abou the the pigments taking one wavelength and emitting a different better useable wavelength,
wouldn't that mean a bulb with more of peaks in the green range cause a coral to emit more blue? Where as a bulb that has a major peak at 420nm would result in a less blue coral because the pigments wouldn't need to convert anyh useable light?
Just trying to understand this a bit better as I have never really studied the pigmentation aspect of corals.

Mike
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