Lighting schedules for Ecotech?

jaxteller007 · Dec 7, 2020

Anyone out there have a website or link where I could find different lighting schedules to try out for Radions? Wanting to try something other than the few templates available through Ecotech.
We have a 6'x2'x2' 180 with only 3 corals. A branching Duncan, Pandora zoa and Keya tree. Other than that it's all fish and inverts. I'm not too worried about too much light causing algae outbreaks or anything. Between the tangs, snails and UV sterilizer we don't have much algae anyways. Corals are currently growing pretty well (especially the Duncan), more curious about keeping/improving growth of the other two and just general lighting changes.

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jaxteller007 · Dec 7, 2020

@revhtree if it doesn't exist already, maybe a sticky thread where people could somehow share their lighting templates for others to try? I know the for ecotech they download in .etg format so I'm not sure how easy it would be to share those... good thing I'm not in IT haha.

Redfoxtang · Dec 7, 2020

I believe WWC has there Radion schedules posted on there website if you wanted to try it.

Ron Reefman · Dec 7, 2020

jaxteller007 said:
@revhtree if it doesn't exist already, maybe a sticky thread where people could somehow share their lighting templates for others to try? I know the for ecotech they download in .etg format so I'm not sure how easy it would be to share those... good thing I'm not in IT haha.

Nice idea, but different fixtures, different tank sizes and depths, different corals and even different desires over how the tank looks.

Just consider the basics. Zooxanthellae needs 6 to 8 hours of intense midday light to do all the photosynthesis it can. More light probably isn't helpful as the photosynthesis process shuts down. Way more blue than white.