Optimal settings and height for ai prime on 20g

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So I have a 20g tall mixed reef tank and I just got my ai prime in the mail. However I'm not sure what kind of hight and setting I should use. I dont have a par meter so would anyone have suggestions as to what i should put the settings on? I currently have it on these settings 11 inches over the water surface my tank dimensions are

24 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 16 3/4

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My stocking is
Montipora top half of tank
Candy cane coral top half
2 frogspawn and hammer in top half (near edge of tank)
Bottom half:
Zoanthids
War coral
Favia
Gsp
Bounce mushrooms
Should I move the candy canes since they are in a high light area?
Would your setting work well on my stocking would you say?
I have the flexible arm mount sitting about 10 inches above my frag tank and use these settings, primarily for SPS frags

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Mine may be on a little on the high side because you dont have many Acros or other high light demanding corals. What I did when I started this tank is start low and raise slowly - watch the inhabitants and see how they react. Its much easier to hurt coral with too much light than not enough.

Heres a link to AIs site where they have light setting recommendations.

 
Mine may be on a little on the high side because you dont have many Acros or other high light demanding corals. What I did when I started this tank is start low and raise slowly - watch the inhabitants and see how they react. Its much easier to hurt coral with too much light than not enough.

Heres a link to AIs site where they have light setting recommendations.

What would you reccomend l lower? I dont want risk of burning my coral
I feel the important lights are the top 4 I should lower
 
I like the looks of this one
The only question I have is that she leaves the light blue on 24/7 on 3% should I change that or is that good?
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