Hello all,
I'm seeking advice from those of you that are using A360X/XHO lighting combo, in regards how you have these blended together. I have a 120G (24"x48"x24") tank with 2 A360x's (Tuna Blue) and I just installed 2 48" Reef Brite XHO's (Actinic Blue) strips. I'm controlling the Kessil's via WiFi dongle/App and Reef Brite's bluetooth controller for the XHO's. My goal is to set this up as a mixed reef (LPS dominant, with a few carefully placed SPS). I currently have no corals. I'm just trying to get things prepared for them.
When I had the 360X's on their own, I had the following settings (per BRS recomnmendation)
- Height: 8" above water line
- Intensity: 75%
- Color: 30%
- Violet: 75%
- Red: 30%
- Green: 0%
(Note: The XHO's are at the same height as the Kessils)
Now that I've added the 2 XHO strips, I assume that the color on the Kessils should be moved up towards the white spectrum, but I'm totally lost with how high I should bump up the color to (50%, 75%, 100%)?. Also, with the 360's set to higher color level, should I also turn down violet and red?
Another concern is, how high should I set the intensity level of the XHO's? Should I just set them to the same level as the Kessils (75%)? Should I lower the insity of the Kessils now they are paired with the XHO's? I believe that once the peak level of the Kessils & XHO's is determined, I can figure out the ramp up/down rates, pretty easily.
Thanks to all of you in advance, for any advice that you're able to provide. Please note that I've only been in this hobby for a feww months now, so be easy on me I clearly still have much to learn. And as a reminder, I currently do not have any coral in my system yet, only sand, rock, and fish.
I'm seeking advice from those of you that are using A360X/XHO lighting combo, in regards how you have these blended together. I have a 120G (24"x48"x24") tank with 2 A360x's (Tuna Blue) and I just installed 2 48" Reef Brite XHO's (Actinic Blue) strips. I'm controlling the Kessil's via WiFi dongle/App and Reef Brite's bluetooth controller for the XHO's. My goal is to set this up as a mixed reef (LPS dominant, with a few carefully placed SPS). I currently have no corals. I'm just trying to get things prepared for them.
When I had the 360X's on their own, I had the following settings (per BRS recomnmendation)
- Height: 8" above water line
- Intensity: 75%
- Color: 30%
- Violet: 75%
- Red: 30%
- Green: 0%
(Note: The XHO's are at the same height as the Kessils)
Now that I've added the 2 XHO strips, I assume that the color on the Kessils should be moved up towards the white spectrum, but I'm totally lost with how high I should bump up the color to (50%, 75%, 100%)?. Also, with the 360's set to higher color level, should I also turn down violet and red?
Another concern is, how high should I set the intensity level of the XHO's? Should I just set them to the same level as the Kessils (75%)? Should I lower the insity of the Kessils now they are paired with the XHO's? I believe that once the peak level of the Kessils & XHO's is determined, I can figure out the ramp up/down rates, pretty easily.
Thanks to all of you in advance, for any advice that you're able to provide. Please note that I've only been in this hobby for a feww months now, so be easy on me I clearly still have much to learn. And as a reminder, I currently do not have any coral in my system yet, only sand, rock, and fish.