A question or two regarding lights and corals

[Pricey95]

I have just started up my marine tank and cycled it for the past 6/7 weeks. Had my local marine shop test all the water and what not and said it was good. Asked 10 thousand questions.

So I have purchased two l165 Jump lights which I have to say are amazing! I'm planning on for beginning keeping soft corals. I'm running a hang on skimmer and currently have one fish and a couple corals.

My question is, I have downloaded a preset from my app to control the lights that state its a perfect preset, I can change my lights from 12000k to 16000k and 20000k. Which should I be running the lights on?

My next question is, if I'm to keep a couple hard corals what is the care for them? Do they need individual feeding, different parameters?

I'm 8 weeks new to marine so don't know a whole lot but am very exited and picking up on a lot of info via videos and LFS.

Happy holidays guys.


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[T-J]

Welcome to the hobby!
I'm not familiar with that particular light, but most coral keepers tend to run their lights on the bluer end of the spectrum. If the light has a pre-set schedule, you shouldn't have to adjust it, other than intensity. The only way to know if you're running the proper intensity is with a PAR meter. You'll want to see if you can rent or borrow one, so you can measure the PAR levels in your tank.
As far as coral care, it depends on the corals you are keeping.
But, before you even get to that point, IMO, you need to let your tank mature first. Especially since this is your first time.
You'll want the tank to build up its bacteria and microfauna population. Adding fish and a clean up crew (CUC) will help. Letting the tank get through "the ugly" stage over the next month or two will also help.
After it's matured for a few more months, then you can try some easier corals, such as Zoas.