Radion G5 par?

[george1381]

Is there any one that has par readings for 2 G5 blues in the Red Sea Reefer 350. I'm running mine at 50% but so Unsure of where I'm at. Any input would be extremely appreciated.

 

[tzabor10]

It depends on so many factors. Not sure if you can get identical results with different tanks. Trust how your corals look

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

Is there any one that has par readings for 2 G5 blues in the Red Sea Reefer 350. I'm running mine at 50% but so Unsure of where I'm at. Any input would be extremely appreciated.

G5's are PAR monsters, lol. Depending on your livestock and the depth of corals. How high are they mounted off the water surface and were are your corals located in the tank? How's flow?

 

[X-37B]

I get 180-200 par at 14" depth in my ext 50 with 2 gen 5 blue.
I added a third and get 300 across the bottom.
Thats AB+ running 100/100
At 50% same setting I get 90-100 at the bottom with 3.
9" off the surface.
I just added 35lbs of GLR 2 days ago to my new frag system.

 

[Lavey29]

G5's are very weak par lights. I have 2 over my XL300 tank and was shocked how low the par was at 50 to 70% with a par meter. I run both lights at 100% intensity now on AB plus setting and corals thrive. I run diffusers and supposedly the blues are better par then my G5 pros.

 

[Mwatts12]

I used to have the G5 blues, 8 XR15 over a 72x36x20. Ab+ all 100%. Crank them up. Good lights.

 

[dschuffert]

In my experience, the G5s are great lights. The PAR values across the tank depend on how deep your tank is, how high the lights are placed, the values you have the light set at, etc.