Lighting

[Hudsonfo]

Hi guys,

wanted some advice. I have a 525xl Red Sea reefer so depth is approx 57cm and lights are mounted on the rim of the tank.

I have just started to run the lights (3xAi hydra 32) using David Saxby’s settings. However it dawned on me today that his tank is much deeper than mine is - about 2x - so should I look at reducing the intensity of my lighting or use one of the other profiles; or do you think it will be ok.. I currently have no corals but do have refugium running on opposite cycle.

If I leave it on his settings should I run acclimatise mode when I add any corals to the tank and at what level (50%?) - and for how long - (5days?) - or just place corals on sand bed and move slowly up to where I want them?

 

[kyley]

I've been thinking about this myself... I have just a 12" deep anemone tank and would like to try his settings, but I would have to reduce the intensity a lot. And changing each setting individually would take forever. I wonder if there's an easier way to edit them...

 

[blaxsun]

A PAR meter is your best friend.

 

[Hudsonfo]

A PAR meter is your best friend.

I have a Seneye PAR just haven’t used it yet - I’ll try it later today and see if I can work out what intensities I’m sitting at.