Optimizing AI prime

[Theulli]

Hi,

Curious if anyone has input on my AI prime for my 20g JBJ cube. It's a mixed set of corals (xenia, green pocillopora, kenya tree, a mushroom, candy cane...mostly the type of stuff marked 'easy'). RFAs as well.

Currently I have this at 70% for blue/royal blue, 35% UV, everything else around 10%. Seems like every time I jack up the UV and blue, everything gets happier. I've basically just been increasing the three by 5% every week or two. But I'm not sure what the limit on that is. Whenever I look online it seems like people are running things way higher though, particularly UV, but I don't want to overdo it and start bleaching things, esp as it's a small tank. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

 

[Jekyl]

Hi,

Curious if anyone has input on my AI prime for my 20g JBJ cube. It's a mixed set of corals (xenia, green pocillopora, kenya tree, a mushroom, candy cane...mostly the type of stuff marked 'easy'). RFAs as well.

Currently I have this at 70% for blue/royal blue, 35% UV, everything else around 10%. Seems like every time I jack up the UV and blue, everything gets happier. I've basically just been increasing the three by 5% every week or two. But I'm not sure what the limit on that is. Whenever I look online it seems like people are running things way higher though, particularly UV, but I don't want to overdo it and start bleaching things, esp as it's a small tank. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

As long as you're taking it slow the coral will let you know. Check to see what others run with that particular light.

 

[Austin456]

You can set the light to what ever makes the corals happiest and use the acclimation setting to slowly light acclimate to corals over a set course of time. On the Aqua illumination website under signature series you can copy someone’s tank light settings so you know that that specific setting is proven to grow coral.

 

[Ghost25]

Checkout CoralLabs spectrum research.

https://ecotechmarine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ReefWholesale_CoralLab.pdf

They max blues and UV on all programs including their softies. Only difference is percent of red, green and white.