Reef Lighting Help

Jgill70 · Jun 1, 2023

Hello all. I have a Waterbox 60.2 and am currently using a Gen 6 Radion Xr15 and Coral Life 24" Coral Cover Hybrid LED Light Fixture. I do not have access to rent a PAR meter and do not have the funds to purchase one. I am looking for advise as to what to set the intensity at for the fixtures. Currently I am running the Radion at 75% and the Hybrid at 50%, is this to much light? My tank consists of mostly sps, but I do have a few zoas and lps. I currently have the fixture 7" off the water and the sps corals are all towards the top of the rock, with the closest being about 10" from the water surface.

CasperOe · Jun 1, 2023

Bulk Reef Supply rents out PAR meters at very reasonable rates

Money well spend if you want to know if your lights are set up correctly. Based on the information you have provided, it is extremely difficult to determine whether it is 'correct'..

Jgill70 · Jun 1, 2023

CasperOe said:
Bulk Reef Supply rents out PAR meters at very reasonable rates

Money well spend if you want to know if your lights are set up correctly. Based on the information you have provided, it is extremely difficult to determine whether it is 'correct'..

I did see there is a PAR meter app avaliable for my iPhone called Photone, do you know if this is any good?

CasperOe · Jun 1, 2023

Jgill70 said:
I did see there is a PAR meter app avaliable for my iPhone called Photone, do you know if this is any good?

You can try it out I suppose , but remember to cover the camera lens up with a piece of white paper or something! Follow the instructions to the letter!

Also, some sort of waterproof casing would be required. From paying for the app and the case, renting the PAR meter would be cheaper i reckon!

... and it would work!

Jgill70 · Jun 1, 2023

CasperOe said:
You can try it out I suppose , but remember to cover the camera lens up with a piece of white paper or something! Follow the instructions to the letter! Also, some sort of waterproof casing would be required. From paying for the app and the case, renting the PAR meter would be cheaper i reckon!

... and it would work!

Just checked with BRS and they no longer rent the meters. You have to buy the meter and want and then return it for $100 restocking fee for the meter and 10% restock for the wand. That seems pretty expensive for a rental

CasperOe · Jun 1, 2023

Jgill70 said:
Just checked with BRS and they no longer rent the meters. You have to buy the meter and want and then return it for $100 restocking fee for the meter and 10% restock for the wand. That seems pretty expensive for a rental

Aw man that's a bummer! Used to be $50 for 14 days..