Hey guys pretty new to LEDs i come from reefs in the early 2000’s where I put a MH or T5 fixture up and let it go.
Getting back into the hobby with a IM 40 gallon tank, I have a single Radion XR30 Blue with 2 reefbrite strips with it. Unfortunately at this moment I don’t have a par meter something I’ll be looking to get I guess, but messing with all these channels sometimes confuses me. So I don’t use a AB template or anything, I like my tank more blue with a little white, I feel the AB template really washes the colors out, maybe if I gave it time it would be better. Anyways I understand if all color channels and the intensity channel is 100 percent, then the light is 100 percent. However I run all the blue channels at 100 percent, but the rest of the colors I run at 40 and below, so does this mean I should run the overall intensity much higher to get better par/color? Not really sure what intensity to run it at, I have it pretty high like 90 percent, but that would mean the overall intensity is not really 90 percent. Forgot to mention this is a all sps tank all pretty much frags now and they are growing good and coloring ok, always trying to get the best color that will never stop, but I wanna quit messing with my lights. Any help with how the intensity works thanks guys
Getting back into the hobby with a IM 40 gallon tank, I have a single Radion XR30 Blue with 2 reefbrite strips with it. Unfortunately at this moment I don’t have a par meter something I’ll be looking to get I guess, but messing with all these channels sometimes confuses me. So I don’t use a AB template or anything, I like my tank more blue with a little white, I feel the AB template really washes the colors out, maybe if I gave it time it would be better. Anyways I understand if all color channels and the intensity channel is 100 percent, then the light is 100 percent. However I run all the blue channels at 100 percent, but the rest of the colors I run at 40 and below, so does this mean I should run the overall intensity much higher to get better par/color? Not really sure what intensity to run it at, I have it pretty high like 90 percent, but that would mean the overall intensity is not really 90 percent. Forgot to mention this is a all sps tank all pretty much frags now and they are growing good and coloring ok, always trying to get the best color that will never stop, but I wanna quit messing with my lights. Any help with how the intensity works thanks guys
