Maxspect Ethereal for SPS- What Are Your Settings?

[TechnicalFisher]

I've got a 50g SCA cube (24"x24"x20") that I'm lighting with an Ethereal. Currently have a few montis and a birdsnest and am trying get get intensity dialed in. I know with many other LED units folks dial the intensity back quite a bit. Can any Ethereal owners chime in on where you are setting intensity levels? I've dialed mine back to 60-70% as I'm acclimating the corals but am curious whether folks are running them at higher or lower intensity settings for SPS and what kind of results they are getting. Here's a shot of my current settings:

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I use a $14 lux meter on the tanks. The lux par conversion of most every led I have seen at a 1:1 white blue ratio is very close to 60.

So 30,000 lux / 60 =500 par
A higher blue ratio = a higher conversion number according to D riddle(it also has less spectrum)

From many reliable folks the slight color differences are irrelevant for the most part.(8h mh or 20k MH grows same coral) So set the color to eye, (make tank look great) then set intensity with the lux meter.

That light is pretty powerful. you Par choices are up to you really.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/lighting-upgrade-with-a-lux-meter-saltyfilmfolks.248417/

With the Maxspects once you meter it at maximum and do the math at 60, compare it to the factory PAR spects. you'll see probably an near exact correlation.

 

[TechnicalFisher]

Thanks @saltyfilmfolks, I'll have to check out the lux meter, getting even a general idea of where I am will be helpful. There's really nothing out there on these lights in terms of folks sharing their setting so I'm hopeful this thread can get a conversation going. I think that I've had the thing dialed up way too far, montis have been really bleached out and water params all in line. I've dropped my overall intensity even further to below 50% with an even spectrum across all of the frequencies. I'll see how the corals respond, dial it in from there and share my settings as things progress.

 

[Eddie Rogers]

Bump, how do like the light?

 

[MorReefs]

@TechnicalFisher Let me know how this goes, I have very similar setting to yours atm and having my monti bleach a little. Wish more people were sharing their successful profiles.

 

[clem1975]

Thanks @saltyfilmfolks, I'll have to check out the lux meter, getting even a general idea of where I am will be helpful. There's really nothing out there on these lights in terms of folks sharing their setting so I'm hopeful this thread can get a conversation going. I think that I've had the thing dialed up way too far, montis have been really bleached out and water params all in line. I've dropped my overall intensity even further to below 50% with an even spectrum across all of the frequencies. I'll see how the corals respond, dial it in from there and share my settings as things progress.

I'm running channels 1&2 @80% & the rest at 100%. Getting 350 par at top of rock work in a nuvo 40. And 145 at bottom using seneye.

 

[Reef man 89]

How’s the growth your getting with this light?

 

[Reef man 89]

I'm running channels 1&2 @80% & the rest at 100%. Getting 350 par at top of rock work in a nuvo 40. And 145 at bottom using seneye.

How far off the water is you light?