Programming Radion

[Boardn365]

I am sure this has been discussed in the past but couldn't find any threads so had to ask again. I have 2 radion xr15 gen 3s over a fiji cube 57. I have the lights set at brightness 80% but then at the specific set points they say 50% intensity. Is this due to the AB+ program? Are the lights only running at half power?

I had one hammer that bleached so I lowered them a while back but just feel like this cant be enough light. That would essentially mean I am only running like 90 watts total over a 48x18x16 tank and that just doesn't seem like enough.

 

[Pico bam]

I run my gen 4's at 55% intensity. It depends on how deep the tank is and softies vs lps vs sticks. 50% intensity is perfectly fine for lps imo.

 

[Boardn365]

Ok thanks. The tank is only 16" deep so it isn't that deep. All lps and softies.

 

[Darren in Tacoma]

The answer is yes, the light intensity is due to the program you selected, AB+ in this case. If the program has a specific light set at 50% and you are running the program at 80%, then that light is operating at 40% of full power.

 

[Boardn365]

The answer is yes, the light intensity is due to the program you selected, AB+ in this case. If the program has a specific light set at 50% and you are running the program at 80%, then that light is operating at 40% of full power.

Would you say that maybe the AB+ program isn't a good program for the gen3 pro? Just feels like not enough light.

 

[Darren in Tacoma]

Would you say that maybe the AB+ program isn't a good program for the gen3 pro? Just feels like not enough light.

I don't know. I know that too little light is better than too much. I determine light in my tank by looking at the colors of the corals. I have an acan, specifically, that turns a little brownish when the lights are a bit low or the nitrates get a bit high. I also get cyano when my lights are on too long so I use that as a cue, also.

 

[Boardn365]

Wow good points thank you. I have cyano right now, maybe I can increase the overall intensity but lower the length of time they are on. I like to run the blue at the end of the night but that could be creating issues also.