So I added some corals to my 10 gallon Waterbox about one week ago and have been running the David Saxby settings at full power since I set up my tank. After doing some digging about whether or not to run at a reduced intensity I haven't really been able to reach a good conclusion. So far the corals all seem very healthy and seem to be doing very well but I'm worried that I should be running with reduced settings. I just created a new preset with the same settings but running at 66% of full power.
My questions are, first off, is this even a legitimate concern? Do I actually need to run reduced intensity?
Current peak power on original Saxby settings is:
1. UV 52%
2. Violet 62%
3. RY 99%
4. B 94%
5. G 7%
6. DR 10%
7. CW 47%
This results in an overall output of 36W.
My second question is, if I should reduce the settings is it okay to do it all at once? It seems like the acclimation mode only allows for a gradual increase in output with no option to slowly reduce output over time.
My questions are, first off, is this even a legitimate concern? Do I actually need to run reduced intensity?
Current peak power on original Saxby settings is:
1. UV 52%
2. Violet 62%
3. RY 99%
4. B 94%
5. G 7%
6. DR 10%
7. CW 47%
This results in an overall output of 36W.
My second question is, if I should reduce the settings is it okay to do it all at once? It seems like the acclimation mode only allows for a gradual increase in output with no option to slowly reduce output over time.