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Originally Posted by Tom Barr
Now add some plants, some water, some canopy over time and space.
Inverse square law is pretty much what we'd predict to find.
However, in the real world, it deviates.
So measure that afterwards once you are done here.
Measure, mark and follow a single leaf through a week or two, or a set of leaves(say 11 at random points in the tank). Plants will also adapt readily to light SFD as well as PAR and also through time/space.
Measure the effects of pruning weekly vs every 3 weeks.
Measure the effects of a MH vs a FL tube, spacing in FL tubes(say a narrow band with two bulbs near each other vs 15" apart).
As you can quickly see, you have an infinite set of possible questions to ask and test for there, and with respect to each plant species available (300-400).
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Sounds great! I only spent all day on the first little problem, and I figure I have about 10 more possibly good years left, so I should be able to complete all of that. Can I keep the PAR meter for 10 years? Will the battery last that long?
However, I see the problem, just as I get down to the last question, someone out there will think of 10 to 100 more good questions. Not to speak of all of the new plants that show up every year.