What 'color' do you run your lights?

[RaymondL]

Just curious what 'color' dominant you all have your lights at - ie. mostly all blue dominant, or an equal balance with white etc.

 

[nuxx Verified Sponsor]

You're probably going to see 95% higher blues.

I liked mine with just a hint of blue. Not the over the top blues you see.

So many corals will look weird under dominant blue.

 

[vlangel]

I also set mine to be only slightly more blue than white. I prefer a more natural look with the lighting as well as with the tank.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I also set mine to be only slightly more blue than white. I prefer a more natural look with the lighting as well as with the tank.

Nice green paly's! Love them

 

[RaymondL]

You're probably going to see 95% higher blues.

I liked mine with just a hint of blue. Not the over the top blues you see.

So many corals will look weird under dominant blue.

Went to a few local LFS and all the lights were blue - nothing white, or any other color - it's how they get the colors to pop and get people to buy the corals I guess.

Corals can't live on entirely blue spectrum alone - yes?

 

[vlangel]

Nice green paly's! Love them

Yes, those palys are nice and vibrant. They look chocolate brown in the shadows and they will take over if not kept in check! I periodically pull some of them out (and I make sure that my carbon is freshly changed when I do that).

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Went to a few local LFS and all the lights were blue - nothing white, or any other color - it's how they get the colors to pop and get people to buy the corals I guess.

Corals can't live on entirely blue spectrum alone - yes?

From what I have gathered, successful reef tanks run blue in the morning, more blue-daylight in the afternoon then back to blue at night. I have a 6 bulb t5 run one channel ATI blue+ in the morning, channel 2 one blue+, one coral+ 2 true atintic. Every few days run all 6 from 1pm to 5 pm

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Yes, those palys are nice and vibrant. They look chocolate brown in the shadows and they will take over if not kept in check! I periodically pull some of them out (and I make sure that my carbon is freshly changed when I do that).

I have them on a lone rock, there not old enough to be an issue yet.

 

[reefstarterpack]

I’m running the XR15 G6 Blue and it’s BLUE. No weird color blending just straight blue. If you like a blue tank then this the light for you. I’m using the LPS/softie setting and slowly acclimating over 30 days coming from a Ai Prime 16HD. Been about 10 days and the corals and their coloring is already so much better

 

[vlangel]

I have them on a lone rock, there not old enough to be an issue yet.

Ha ha, well keep an eye on them because they will quietly do their thing and pretty soon you will have a tank full of em!

 

[aquaman67]

20K setting on Red Sea ReefLED 90

 

[flagg37]

I have an ap700 and have been running it full blue but I’m trying to switch it slowly over to the next one up with just a little less blue and more white to make the rest of the tank look more aesthetically pleasing. The corals have just pop so much more in full blues.

 

[JZ199]

 

[All_talk]

From what I have gathered, successful reef tanks run blue in the morning, more blue-daylight in the afternoon then back to blue at night. I have a 6 bulb t5 run one channel ATI blue+ in the morning, channel 2 one blue+, one coral+ 2 true atintic. Every few days run all 6 from 1pm to 5 pm

Mine change through the day, pretty white during mid day but blue ramping in the morning and fading to moonlights. I don't know if it makes that much difference to the corals but I like the way it looks. The red in the overnight is so I can manually turn on the outlet to investigate in the dark hours.

 

[vlangel]

My ReefBreeder has 6 colors that can be programmed for different intensities every hour. I start out with just low intensity blue then slowly ramp up in all the colors but blue and white always being way dominant. From noon to 4pm the whites and blues are at 65 and 75% intensity. Then I have the lights ramp back down to all blue just before they turn off.

It was confusing programming it but now that it's done, I love it!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Just curious what 'color' dominant you all have your lights at - ie. mostly all blue dominant, or an equal balance with white etc.

This is a rhetoric question as many lights are out there and many persons have their favorite schedule.
Blue dominant id often the consensus but there will be blue-cool blue-sky blue-Uv-Purple and so forth. I run orpheks but will be a different percentage versus Ai Prime or kessil

 

[RaymondL]

Do you happen to know your PAR readings on your Flex? I"m assuming you're using the stock light?

 

[RaymondL]

I have an ap700 and have been running it full blue but I’m trying to switch it slowly over to the next one up with just a little less blue and more white to make the rest of the tank look more aesthetically pleasing. The corals have just pop so much more in full blues.

Interesting - I think this all depends on what 'look' everyone is comfortable with, but must be mindful to do what's best for the corals,

 

[JZ199]

Do you happen to know your PAR readings on your Flex? I"m assuming you're using the stock light?

Unfortunately not! I've been looking into getting a par meter or renting one to find out. I'd like to test it and know before I go get new lighting(which I would also like to test)

 

[Swiss Frag Reefer]

I love to go very white. Idk looks just more natural, especially the fish.