November meeting?

[frankyrivera]

When is it

[erbgo]

third Sunday at 5 pm at the lutz will post soon soon as I figure what it will be about :)

[Pallobi]

have you had any that have focused on PAR, and the importance of PAR and understanding how it works and how its important in proper coral growth, health and color?

jus an idea... its something not too many folks really understand at all... buts it really is very vital in keeping corals and a health looking reef IMO...

[Nuagedesigns]

Can you join CTARS at the monthly meetings?

[charleneatkins]

Can you join CTARS at the monthly meetings?

that would be no problem, plus I would get to say HI, miissed you at the conference

[BlueChip]

i like the Par idea and maybe a discussion on what corals liek what types of lighting...

when i read on coral websites ..xyz coral likes "moderate" lighting... what that the heck does that even mean?

LED vs T5 VS MH discussion?

[sausage pie]

Just moved up from NC where I was in a club. Def. joining this club. Love the reefing club scene and people that get the addiction. Just need to get more info.

[saltychick]

Just moved up from NC where I was in a club. Def. joining this club. Love the reefing club scene and people that get the addiction. Just need to get more info.

There's a sticky about the benefits of joining with a link to the ctars website

[charleneatkins]

could the following also be included:

would there be a way to take pics of their tank in various lite modes,explain what type of lites, tank sizes then display then on the screen at the Lutz?

Q & A could then be discussed.

[Pallobi]

when i read on coral websites ..xyz coral likes "moderate" lighting... what that the heck does that even mean?



In the end it means the amount of usable PAR they are getting...

[BlueChip]

A simple projector and a white wall could do it.

Depending on my schedule i could "borrow" a projector from work...

[BlueChip]

what level of par is Moderate vs low vs high?

isnt LED par different from T5/MH par?

see, i am totally lost.. haha

Chris

[Pallobi]

Typical good par for low level to high level corals is 150 to about 450 or 500 or so... From what I've read and learned... The sun from the par is around 1500 if I remember right...

[erbgo]

that is a good topic now who is up for doing the talk I dont know enough to keep my own alive. Picking topics is the easy part finding someone to do the talk is the hard part. If someone wants to talk please pm me and we will get you setup

[Pallobi]

"the sun from the par"... Holy crap I'm a dumba$$... Lol...

[BlueChip]

haha i understood what you meant

[diablo243]

Newbie/new member question - where's the Lutz?

[BlueChip]

Manchester, ct

[hans1976]

Too bad you all hadn't thought of that topic a week ago. Marc Levinson has a great presentatuion on PAR that he gave to Boston last Saturday. He could have given it again at CMAC.

The Lutz Museum (http://www.lutzmuseum.org/)

[suicideissleep]

Wait I missed Boston expo?

[Trump]

I have a projector and am currently running all three light sources on my tank. My picture taking abilities on the other hand are crap. The corals that did make the move are few but they have some nice colors that do show differently and also have a color changing led bulb that real will show the difference with reds and greens among your color choices.

[Chriskid]

Typical good par for low level to high level corals is 150 to about 450 or 500 or so... From what I've read and learned... The sun from the par is around 1500 if I remember right...

most hqi's give 1500 also. once they hit the water it drops to 500-and down.

[erbgo]

so is there anyone that can put a talk together. we have a newer projector donated from Boston Reefers

[joewallace2008]

I really know nothing about par and lighting newbie myself and would be a great first meeting my tank and Corals are doing good but need to learn

[Marc11]

I would love to attend a meeting on PAR. I have 2 Acan prisms. I think i heard once that its hard to figure out PAR on LED's. Is that the case? Also does anyone have a meter that can calculate my tank. My corals and I would appreciate it.

[BubbaBoBobBrain]

If you are a member of the club for at least 90 days you can borrow the clubs par meter. It might not be 100% accurate with leds, and without some crazy equation you will never get exact numbers, but it will definitely give you your round about par numbers.

[erbgo]

well we have a person to speak at the meeting Steve Heath has volunteered so thats the topic