Radion settings

[Wildreefs]

In the last two weeks I’ve added about 10 or so acros into my 8 month old tank.

It’s a 50 cube (24-24-20), two xr15s, about 10’inches above water surface.

First coral is about 7 inches down from surface. I am using the sps a/b from ecotech, with a starting instensity of 25 percent. Is that a good starting point? Or should I have gone higher?

What’s the acceptable rate to increase and how often?

Thanks

 

[melanotaenia]

How are they responding to lighting now? Best to adjust up the intensity or placement based on how the corals react. On my Radion when first set up I had it at 50% intensity, similar height from water surface. No problem with SPS

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

In the last two weeks I’ve added about 10 or so acros into my 8 month old tank.

It’s a 50 cube (24-24-20), two xr15s, about 10’inches above water surface.

First coral is about 7 inches down from surface. I am using the sps a/b from ecotech, with a starting instensity of 25 percent. Is that a good starting point? Or should I have gone higher?

What’s the acceptable rate to increase and how often?

Thanks

25% will slowly starve/kill them. I would start them at a minimum of 50%.

 

[Wildreefs]

Ok, being I have them there now, I can go to 30 tomorrow, wait a few days, go to 35 etc and be at 50 in a week.

And for all intents and purposes, when adjusting the “intensity “ this simply means the brightness scale on the left when you’re setting up turn on time , off time etc? Or is it more involved than that?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Ok, being I have them there now, I can go to 30 tomorrow, wait a few days, go to 35 etc and be at 50 in a week.

And for all intents and purposes, when adjusting the “intensity “ this simply means the brightness scale on the left when you’re setting up turn on time , off time etc? Or is it more involved than that?

“Intensity” is the max percentage.

 

[Wildreefs]

“Intensity” is the max percentage.

Ok this is what has me confused. I think when I looked it said “max brightness”, right below the times on and off, lunar phase etc

 

[Snookin]

Get a PAR meter.

 

[jim_fitz]

don't forget the ab+ doesn't run at 100% of the possible output
so at 100% scale i think its about 70% of what the lights can actually do

 

[Waters]

25% will slowly starve/kill them. I would start them at a minimum of 50%.

Unfortunately all tanks are different...my SPS tank can't handle anything above 30% before things start to suffer. It has been at 26% for over two years with good growth and color. A lot depends on nutrient levels and species of coral. I wish I could crank it up to 50.....I have tried slowly MANY times lol.

 

[dank reefer]

In the last two weeks I’ve added about 10 or so acros into my 8 month old tank.

It’s a 50 cube (24-24-20), two xr15s, about 10’inches above water surface.

First coral is about 7 inches down from surface. I am using the sps a/b from ecotech, with a starting instensity of 25 percent. Is that a good starting point? Or should I have gone higher?

What’s the acceptable rate to increase and how often?

Thanks

If you do decide to increase intensity, do it slow. Adjust you're lighting and wait 1 month before adjusting again.

Good luck.

 

[Birddog]

Unfortunately all tanks are different...my SPS tank can't handle anything above 30% before things start to suffer. It has been at 26% for over two years with good growth and color. A lot depends on nutrient levels and species of coral. I wish I could crank it up to 50.....I have tried slowly MANY times lol.

^^^^^^^^^^ This ^^^^^^^^^^

I'm running two XR 30's over a 65 gallon tank. Running a modified AB+ program with whites, reds, greens at 40% and everything else at 100%. Overall intensity set at 100% for 7.5 hours a day. I never could have done this when my tank was less mature as all of the corals would have sufered. Nutrients to degree allow me to throw alot of light... I'm looking at adding a 3rd XR 30 in the near future.