T5 light and led combo question. Do i still need my kessil?

[Mui_Gogeta]

Basically, 20 gallons. I has a A360X kessil. But had a lot of shadows. So I figure t5 would be nice as blanket light, so I get 2x 24" 24w t5s.

But when I turned them on, holy **** man, it was bright af. I couldn't even tell the kessil was on anymore.

Shimmer, nearly non existent.

Shadows, non existent.

I figured I burned my corals or bleached them going from 50% to 80% on the kessil, but with how bright the t5s are I'm not so sure anymore.

I turn the kessil off and hardly notice a difference. So this begs the question

Do I turn up the brightness on the kessil, leave it be as the corals get used to t5s, or just remove and sell the kessil?

Thx for your Input in advance.

 

[shakacuz]

acclimate the corals to the new lighting. you don’t want to bleach them to death

 

[Mui_Gogeta]

acclimate the corals to the new lighting. you don’t want to bleach them to death

How do I do that with t5s? It's a on off deal, should I turn off the kessil while acclimating to t5s?

Should I only run the t5s an hour or so and slowly add time?

 

[shakacuz]

you could raise the level of the t5s and lower them as the days/weeks go by. my assumption is that you have them on a fixture that could be raised or lowered

 

[Mui_Gogeta]

you could raise the level of the t5s and lower them as the days/weeks go by. my assumption is that you have them on a fixture that could be raised or lowered

Not really I made a diy stand out of pvc and there's no more pipe left

 

[shakacuz]

Not really I made a diy stand out of pvc and there's no more pipe left

you could raise it by using other things to raise it? books, clamps, hangers?? pictures would help