Guys, help with my lighting Current USA

[Bryce M.]

Had a coral crash and I'm coming back from it and I want to get everything right now. Am I good with my lights? nonononono
right now I have a orbit marine and a orbit marine IC (one regular and one of the higher end ones)
I run them at the normal day light mode which I believe is
100% white
90% green
90% blue
90% red
My schedule is horrid, I turn them on when I wake up (differs but usually 7 or 8 monday, wens,thurs,sat,sun.... tues and friday it's usually 1) then I turn them off when I go to sleep which is either 12 or 1 am.
Okay, what spectrume should I have them on? this setting I have right now is way too white compared to any reef tank I see, I really don't think this is a good setting but I don't know what would.

next schedule, how long and how the heck do I program these lights with a loop system?

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Not gonna lie, you should just get new lights.
I had an orbit marine over my frag tank and the zoas hate it. It’s just funky. I don’t know why. Your whites are too high imho. I never ran them over 30% because whites promote algae growth with these leds

 

[Bryce M.]

Not gonna lie, you should just get new lights.
I had an orbit marine over my frag tank and the zoas hate it. It’s just funky. I don’t know why. Your whites are too high imho. I never ran them over 30% because whites promote algae growth with these leds

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[W1ngz]

No greens. Your whites should be probably 1/3 or less than your blues. Minimal reds.

Current lights are more suited to fish only tanks, they just don't have the wattage to penetrate water.

 

[sharpimage]

white like 30%, red and green, like 5% and blue 90%. 8 to 10 hours a day.

And I second, or third, that long term they are not good.

 

[Bryce M.]

Great, thank you. What do you guys think of the ocean revive lights?

 

[W1ngz]

Great, thank you. What do you guys think of the ocean revive lights?

They work ok. I always wished I had a ramp timer on them when I had them.
If you get them remember that the blues are for the coral, the whites are for you. Dial in the corals under the blues and add just enough white to make yourself happy.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Ocean revives are ok. I would go for a Ai prime or 2 though. They’re just worlds better

 

[Bryce M.]

Ocean revives are ok. I would go for a Ai prime or 2 though. They’re just worlds better

Those look like they have close spread to the revive?
I have a 150 g I haven't set up yet so I'd move these lights to them too.
My current tank is 48' could I get away with two ais?

 

[El_Guapo13]

I currently have an Current Marine on my 10 gallon, but it will probably be a fish only. At least for a few months while I let the water parameters stabilize more and am convinced it is safe for corals to go in without catastrophic crashes. At that time, I might get another A80 for this tank, or if I replace the A80 on my other tank with something more powerful like an A360 I will move thay A80 to the 10.

 

[El_Guapo13]

Also, you could always try to get an AquaKnight. I hear they work really well for a "cheap light".

 

[Bryce M.]

I currently have an Current Marine on my 10 gallon, but it will probably be a fish only. At least for a few months while I let the water parameters stabilize more and am convinced it is safe for corals to go in without catastrophic crashes. At that time, I might get another A80 for this tank, or if I replace the A80 on my other tank with something more powerful like an A360 I will move thay A80 to the 10.

would an A80 penetrate 24 inches of water?

 

[Bryce M.]

also, thoughts on red reefers lights?

 

[samnaz]

I have the Orbit Marine Pro (white and blue channels) and run the whites at 25 max, blues at 100. Does just fine over my 20 long for soft corals, many LPS and some less demanding SPS like Montis.

 

[Bryce M.]

I have the Orbit Marine Pro (white and blue channels) and run the whites at 25 max, blues at 100. Does just fine over my 20 long for soft corals, many LPS and some less demanding SPS like Montis.

def changing my amount. Do you know how to program the loop system?

 

[Jjd531]

The orbit ics are better for coral in my opinion, and you can 100% keep coral with them fine, personally I never ran the schedule because you couldn't alter the colors while it was live so I would set it and leave it on as you do and turn on schedule if I know I'll be away. As with what everyone else said they do get a lot of whites and would probably be better for fish only; but I was able to grow: zoas, palys, acros (high up), Favias, acans, frogspawn, leathers, goneopora, candycane and probably a handful more things I'm forgetting. Now for the spectrum I would suggest turning whites down to 30 to 45, any lower and the tank will look like it's at dusk imo, and just keep everything else 100, the corals will pop more with less whites, you could also put greens and reds down to 75 if you wish, for night I typically put it in night mode then put blues down to 1 or 2 with nothing else on. Hopes this helps, I upgraded to Ai primes to keep more corals, but I'm still using my orbit ICs over a 10 gallon reef no problems. I'll also add, your corals wont have the greatest colors with Orbit Ic lights but theyll still look great and be enjoyable to you, which is obviously what's important. I think your 'coral crash' maybe caused by something other than lights, if youd be interested in talking about your parameters, filtration and tank size I'd be able to help further assess. Also curious how long have you had the tank setup?

 

[Jjd531]

beautiful testament what I was doing under orbit ics. This was on a 20 tall

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Sorry, I didn’t know you had a 48” tank. You’ll probably have to go with 2 hydra 26’s. Sorry current USA lovers. The lights just don’t do a good job as good led’s. Sure it sustains corals. But they don’t let corals color up. The spectrums are whack ime.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Ocean revives work well. I’ve herd good things about reef breeders. Reef breeders is up there with radions. If the budget allows, sure! Go for it. I would go for hydras though. Radions are made by ecotech who makes hydras under a different name.

 

[Mical]

I had a pair of Current USAs - as stated they were OK nothing spectacular and softies & leathers were the only things showing growth. Shop around you can do a whole lot better.