Running led in my reef tank

[Rodolfo Garcia]

How's it going guys? I just received my Galaxy Hydro LED light a few days ago and i am going to install it today. I have a few questions about the light and i was hoping some of you guys could probably answer these for me. The light has 2 knobs (one for the blue light and one for the white and mixed red, green and orange lights) that range from a 0-100 i dont know what. I hope i dont sound to confusing but i will post a picture of what im talking about. At what number range should i adjust the knobs on the blue and other mixed light? And how far should my light be from my 20 gallon saltwater tank?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Havoks]

I had a chinese black box over my tank at 10" above my water, I ran blues at 50% and whites at 25%. It will depend on what coral you have in your tank.

 

[Havoks]

Older pic when i was using that light.

 

[reeferfoxx]

Really depends on what you want in the tank. How high you'll be mounting the fixture and how deep your tank is?

 

[Rodolfo Garcia]

I am starting with softies. My tank is relatively new so i won't be adding corals till a few more weeks. I do want to eventually add a few hard corals though. I just want my aquarium to have a set lightinin schedule starting from today . Thanks for the fast reply.

 

[Havoks]

He mentioned it was a 20g, if its like mine it should be 16" deep.

 

[Havoks]

I did 2hrs blues followed by 6hrs mixed and then 2hrs blues to end the day.

 

[reeferfoxx]

He mentioned it was a 20g, if its like mine it should be 16" deep.

Gotcha I missed that.

20-30 whites and 50-60 blues at 8-12 inches above is a good start.

 

[Rodolfo Garcia]

Thanks for the replies guys, the tank is 16 inches tall. So i guess about a foot should be enough correct? Can i add a hardy coral at about a month after the tank is cycled? Or is that too soon?

 

[Havoks]

You should be good with LPS, like a Frogspawn or an Acan