RonnieJames
420 Member
Anyone ever experiment with mirror like bases. I noticed over the years in another hobby (SPS corals) that requires full spectrum at least 600 watts of lighting. My stony corals produced a lot faster on a bare bottom tank, its like a mirror. I know light penetration can lower yields, in theory the buds would be getting light, good light from 360 degrees..I don't know the mechanics of how buds grow either, please forgive me if I sound foolish...But I wonder if its worth being able to reflect all the light I can back up into the plant. You wouldn't have to use real mirrors, thats dangerous, but something that can reflect enough light to make a difference? I'm just spit balling this . But if theres a record of this actually making a difference I would be very interested. I can say it works great on glass bottom tanks compared to tanks with sand bottoms. These tanks are fish free, and only used for growing pieces that require optimal conditions, chemistry, nutrients, ph, etc...