20 gallon with Noo-Psyche K7 suggestions

[mister_quinn]

I started a 20 gallon Innovative Marine AIO tank recently and I'm trying to figure out the lighting. I'm pretty new to saltwater. I have a NooPsyche K7 PRO III 10 inches above the water line. I've been reading some mixed topics on settings and I was wondering if anyone has suggestions on what I should do with my set up. This tank is all soft corals and that's all I want to grow. Mushrooms, leathers, zoas, candy cane, gsp.

Here are my current settings and I'm not sure if I should keep it this way so slowly ramp up more. Welcome any suggestions.

 

[exnisstech]

With out some way to measure light all you can really do is start low and increase slowly. I'm terrible at guestimating light so I have a par meter. The k7 is powerful so you'll want to be careful. I had k7 3 pros over a 180g and was getting 300 par on the bottom where I had clams.

 

[Zymotic]

I have this light over a Waterbox 25. It's a good light for the money and the purple really makes neon colors pop. It's all about finding a mix of colors that is suitable to you and the color of fish you keep. For example, I turned the red up a bit higher a few months ago which makes my clownfish really pop. The main thing is not to make any dramatic changes.

For reference I have mostly soft corals and a few easy to keep lps.

 

[mister_quinn]

Thanks for sharing your settings. It’s good to know you’re staying around 30%. I was worried I didn’t have it high enough.

 

[Zymotic]

Thanks for sharing your settings. It’s good to know you’re staying around 30%. I was worried I didn’t have it high enough.

I got better growth from corals with higher settings, but I also got a lot more algae and diatoms. Ha!