Lighting intensity for mixed reef nano with 20% sps

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Hi
What would be the ideal light intensity for mixed reef tank with 20% to 30% sps without compromising tank to algae/diatoms/detritus etc. my current setup as follows
UV set at 100%
Royal blue 100%
Blue 100%
green 0%
white 0%
red 0%
note that as of now i do not have any sps only Lps that is why im not using white/green/red colors
However this will probably needs to change once i introduce sps frags to tank.
 
Without knowing tank dimensions and light used, its hard to tell
 
Without knowing tank dimensions and light used, its hard to tell
The tank is cube 20Lx20Wx20H
Light is Maxspect Jump MJ-L165 Blue Led
 
One that gives each LPS and sps there needed PAR and spectrum. Grab or rent yourself a meter and you will be able to dial it in. Otherwise you can play it by sight and reactions of corals
 
I second mtrayler on the par meter. It just removes the guessing. I finally got one when I started with sps and was surprised how low my readings were even tho the lights looked bright. It also explained why I failed at keeping a clam alive.
 

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