Full Spectrum By Matt Carroll Before we even talk about the term “full spectrum“, please take a moment to enjoy the high resolution spectrograph of “white light” from the sun pictured at the top of the article, courtesy of the folks at NOAO. (They offer even higher resolution versions at the link. They also offer a hi-res spectrograph of the […]
By Steve Frick They’re not as different as you might think! Reef aquarium caretakers tend to obsess over flow. We use pumps to pull water through our sumps. We put in powerheads and wavemakers all in an effort to push water around. We use pumps with aerators to run skimmers. Even though we have many […]
This is my Project STAR spectrometer. It was very inexpensive. I use it for examining the color of different lights inside and outside. (Don’t look directly at the sun through this device – or anything else!) It works by taking in light via the small opening at the upper-right. The light bounces off the diffraction […]
This is the lux meter I use. It works great for matching a new coral to a light zone in your tank so its light isn’t too different from the tank where it came from. It works great if you’re switching lights for the same reason. Measure the old system and the after the new […]
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