Viperspectra lighting

[letThingsFlow]

Hi guys im new to this reef stuff but i am good at catching things fast and learning i have 2 hammer coral, a frag and a torch with a euphyllia
And a frog spawn With my lights viperspectra(2) “12” above water with 100 blues and (15) whites im trying to see if anyone has par levels from this i dont wanna bleach my coral they look really good and i want the color to pop so far all my levels are good and but my ph is at 8 either than that they are in the ball park of where i need it my tank is (23) inches deep all the way down and (12) inches deep before hitting any coral which are my torch and one hammer and frogspawn on top, my frag and purple hammer are on the bottom i did accidentally put the euphyllia in the middle at first which bleached one of the heads so now its on the bottom

 

[blaxsun]

If you have access to a PAR meter that's usually the most accurate way to determine your PAR levels (otherwise it's best guess).

 

[Semisonyx]

I’d drop to both channels to half of that. These lights are pretty strong and can cook some corals. Par charts are around here for them, just have to do a little digging. Just don’t go by the BRS video, their information was pretty inaccurate compared to what I saw out of them with a par meter in my own tank.

 

[wrassie86]

50-60B and 10W or a little less. I also think would be a better start for lps corals

 

[h20cyclone]

50-60B and 10W or a little less. I also think would be a better start for lps corals

I agree with Wrassie. I have these lights on my older frag tank and they put out a lot of light. For LPS especially start low and work your way up. Good lights for the price, have no problems growing corals with them.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I have mine at the same height and settings on my 75 gallon and grow my frogspawn, hammer, and micro lords at the bottom of the tank. The torches are about 1/2 way up, and the acros are the top 8". I have an 18" deep 75 gallon. I also have glass lids on the top.

I get over 100 par on the bottom of the tank under the lights.

 

[Jekyl]

I ran my black boxes at 60b/20w

 

[letThingsFlow]

I agree with Wrassie. I have these lights on my older frag tank and they put out a lot of light. For LPS especially start low and work your way up. Good lights for the price, have no problems growing corals with them.

They are great light! Amazon is a god

 

[letThingsFlow]

I have mine at the same height and settings on my 75 gallon and grow my frogspawn, hammer, and micro lords at the bottom of the tank. The torches are about 1/2 way up, and the acros are the top 8". I have an 18" deep 75 gallon. I also have glass lids on the top.

I get over 100 par on the bottom of the tank under the lights.

So maybe i should put my hammers on bottom? Including my frogspawn?

 

[ncjeepguy75]

I have a 125 gallon that I have 3 lights hanging about 8 inches over water... blues at 60, white at 18 for a 12 hour photo period...

 

[wrassie86]

50-60B and 10W or a little less. I also think would be a better start for lps corals

I actually run 6 of these on my 180g. 16 inches @ 50B @12hrs and 1W@6hrs. lps and acros are growing well. I keep my lps at the bottom or they lighten up a bit to much. I will say my lps are far out growing my acros by double.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

I have a 125 gallon that I have 3 lights hanging about 8 inches over water... blues at 60, white at 18 for a 12 hour photo period...

That magnifica is gorgeous! I'm so tempted to pick one up.