Light acclimation after tank transfer/upgrade

[mrpontiac80]

I just transferred everything from my two year old 65 gallon tank to a 180 last night. I’m using the same lights and after moving them over cut the percentage by half. I figure I can increase percentage about 2% daily to get back to where I was in a 2 week timeframe. Then I can take a par reading and adjust if needed. Does this sound like a solid plan?

 

[t5Nitro]

Same corals and same light? Put it right back at its previous schedule.

 

[mrpontiac80]

Same corals and same light? Put it right back at its previous schedule.

Same corals, same reefbreeders photon 48”… but much bigger tank so temporarily I have a AI 16hd prime on each end to help out. Most the coral is attached to rock structures but are in different orientations now.

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to this..

 

[dstockwell]

Nice upgrade

 

[mrpontiac80]

Nice upgrade

Thank you.

 

[t5Nitro]

Upgrade looks great. Id still put it back to your previous settings without skipping a beat. You have more volume but not more intensity in light output. You may actually have less if the tank is taller. I think people run into issues coming from halide or T5 and then changing to new LEDs.