Photon 48!!! and Light Schedule

Djtonton · Aug 28, 2013

THIS UNIT IS AMAZING!!!!!!

Reef Breeders your PM box is full.

i wanted to ask what the defaults were i have mine right now at max 35 blues and 25 whites should i start higher?

Djtonton · Aug 28, 2013

Ill be posting a bunch of stuff on these new lights just gotta run to a vball game loving the lights tho!!!

Djtonton · Aug 28, 2013

nevermind if i took time to read the instructions its there lol

Can anyone else post their light schedules I keep my lights on from 2pm till 2am

Djtonton · Sep 1, 2013

Hey Reefbreeders i had a quick question:

How much do i up the light % too? Right now im maxed at 30 and 30 im going to be moving it up here but what do i stop at do i go all the way to 100/100?

Also how often should i up em every week or ever 2 weeks?

Reef Breeders · Sep 2, 2013

Turn the light up 10% a week, most people stop around 70-80% power.

wrfreeman · Oct 24, 2013

Is there a PAR chart that shows the PAR levels at different %'s? This would be very helpful to us Photon 48 owners!

Djtonton · Oct 24, 2013

wrfreeman said:
Is there a PAR chart that shows the PAR levels at different %'s? This would be very helpful to us Photon 48 owners!

I would agree I just borrowed a par meter and my par is super low in a 120 tank and the lights turned up to 100/100 I only get a par of around 100 at the bottom of the tank seems kinda odd but when I do some research half the people say take your par reading and triple it BC the par can't catch all the light or something idk I'm extremely confused lol

twintrades · Oct 24, 2013

I have a 32 " Over a 75 gal tank. I have 90 deg optics on mine. Seems like i have like 250 par at the bottom with 100 %.

Im running mine at 30-40 % for 14 hrs of the day. I should bump it up but hey My corals are happy and growing. No browning or bleaching. Love my unit!

Reef Breeders · Oct 24, 2013

You need to aim the par meter at the light, and any shadows will effect the readings. Cheaper meters read lower with the blues

DjGhostRider · Dec 19, 2013

What are the dimensions on your tank and how high are the lights? I'm trying to work out some bleaching issues within my tank but I can't get the lights adjusted right. My tank is 60x18x18 with the lights about 6in above the water. I was running at 60% blue and 50% white but everything started bleaching so I'm back down to 40%/30%.

Djtonton · Dec 20, 2013

I have a 120 gal tank. I have it about 10-13 inches above the water. i top out at like 60b and 40 w

I have my lights higher off the tank to cover more of the tank when i have them higher i can hit the back and front better with light. I have had my lights for quite some time so my corals have adjusted. i think this 60/40% is working great i probably wont up it.

DjGhostRider · Dec 20, 2013

Thanks for the info. Would you happen to know the PAR at top, middle, and bottom?

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