If you like everything Whiter you won’t like my settings but I’ll throw them out there. I have had it like this for year and a half I think it worksI have an AI Prime HD 16 over a 25 dallon Lagoon. Tank is 12" deep. Mounted with AI arm 9.5" inches over tank.
I have my white (CW) at 40% for 6 hours. What are recommendations for intensity and length?
I'm happy with color set up.
It’s 36 across and and 21 high (Red Sea reefer 250) yea I like it more blue, picked everything specifically to glow. My last tank was much more white so I decided to change it up. Mid day it does get nice and bright and super windexy. I had the Cw at 20 and I did not like it and frankly the corals did not either.
I get the same reaction as Waynerock with my corals as regards to white light. I have 4 prime16’s on my rsr 250 and besides the very white look my corals especially zoas gonis scolys just don’t like more then 15-20% white. I feel and a lot of reefers will agree that blues but not just one blue eg uv violet royal blue and blue is what the corals use to grow and white is just for viewing.
Wow 4 gives you perfect coverage your tank looks great! I just recently added a xho strip to hang off of the primes, was gonna add a fourth but the XHO’s are getting a lot of hype so I gave them a shot. Just gonna run the XHO super low because the primes are strong. For the price they are such a deal they grow the heck out of corals!I get the same reaction as Waynerock with my corals as regards to white light. I have 4 prime16’s on my rsr 250 and besides the very white look my corals especially zoas gonis scolys just don’t like more then 15-20% white. I feel and a lot of reefers will agree that blues but not just one blue eg uv violet royal blue and blue is what the corals use to grow and white is just for viewing.
Thanks! Just recovering from Dino’s and tank is spooling up again. I like the way you mounted the xho to the light bracket and to be honest I have been looking at light strips but here in Australia it’s near impossible to get any quality led strips. I have however been looking at a 36” 1 or 2 bulb t5 reflector mounted the same as yours but I think it may be overkill for the corals I have. Your setup and coral choice is top notch! I just wish coral selection and availability was like the USA! But I did pick up that Aussie gold for 50$ aus
Check out adding a xho strip to fill in any gaps you have. I did that recently and it added about 95 par to the top. Haven’t had them long enough to see how it has helped called growth yet
When BRS tested the XHO they put it up against 1 t5 and I believe the one they had with the blue plus bulb was putting out about 80-85 par. That’s not enough to really be overkill. If you can do it nice an clean why not? The red Goni’s you have up top can take some par they are the ones that love light and I have seen torches at 400 par no problem. The corals will love the Spectrum benefits of the T5. It will get rid of any shadows as a bonus. Just kick the CW to 0 if you add the T5 and slowly work up. Funny about the corals cause mine are supposed to be 90% from Australia.
