AI prime intensity settings

[ahiggins]

hello all!
I've been running an AI prime for a few months and I love it but I've been running 100% with ramp ups and downs.
I've also been having some cyano on the sand issues. Will lowering the intensity help with this? (I know feeding/phosphates etc will also help)
Also what intensity is best for coral growth of lps and zoa/paly? Been running between 17-18k most of the day at 100%.

 

[Joeganja]

toning down the light schedule will help. i keep my lights on for about 8-9 hours with 1 hour ramp times in the beginning and end of the day. i do 60% white, 80% violet, 20% red and green, 100% royal blue and deep blue, 80% uv. but you can start around 50% white and everything else at what i have it at. also 100% everything can bleach your corals if they get too much light.

 

[ahiggins]

Ok, I set based on kelvin originally. I will take a look when I get home. I believe the majority of the day it's only at 30-40 white.
Thanks for the wxact numbers! I will definitely try it out tonight

 

[ahiggins]

I tested my water last night because I thought I may be overfeeding, nope. Ammonia nitrite nitrate all zero (shocked the heck out of me lol) and mag at 1380. I didn't test anything else though. Corals and fish all seem happy...its just that sticky slime over the sand that's a problem for me.

 

[Joeganja]

Do you use rodi water? Or tap water with conditioner? And you might want to shorten the time your lights are on and just lower the intensity

 

[Strappdpiggy]

I run my blues at 100% UV and Violet at 30 (slowly will be moving them up ) reds and greens at 5% and whites at 10%

 

[ahiggins]

I use rodi (made a whole post about the findings lol) it's amazing how different it is!

I turn on at 10, off at 6 with a 2 HR ramp. I run at 100% intensity though. Joe, I think I'm going to try your settings and lower the intensity...ill try 80% for a week or two. Do you think 2 weeks will be enough to see a difference?

 

[Joeganja]

I use rodi (made a whole post about the findings lol) it's amazing how different it is!

I turn on at 10, off at 6 with a 2 HR ramp. I run at 100% intensity though. Joe, I think I'm going to try your settings and lower the intensity...ill try 80% for a week or two. Do you think 2 weeks will be enough to see a difference?

I think 80% on whites still way too strong. I have sps that love strong light but my whites are only at 65%. Stay with whites around 50% and blues at 80% and greens and red at 20% with uv and purple at 60-80%. 2 weeks you won't see a difference. You have red slime. If I were you I'd chemiclean your tank and then try to lower the light intensity. Red slime doesn't go away unless you do something.

 

[ahiggins]

At 18k, whites are at 10-20%. (That's at 100% intensity).
I'm going to try 80% intensity.
All I have are zoas and a few Lps.

Does chemiclean have any negative effects? On coral or fish?
I need to treat 2 frags for bryopsis...chemiclean doesn't do that right?

 

[Joeganja]

At 18k, whites are at 10-20%. (That's at 100% intensity).
I'm going to try 80% intensity.
All I have are zoas and a few Lps.

Does chemiclean have any negative effects? On coral or fish?
I need to treat 2 frags for bryopsis...chemiclean doesn't do that right?

No it doesn't just follow the instructions and you'll be good. And I don't think so no.

 

[LakeCityReefs]

I've been running this setup for a few months. I'd like to increase the whites to get more PAR but I'm afraid to.

 

[Joeganja]

If you don't have sps no point. I have sps and don't go above 65% on white

 

[LakeCityReefs]

I have tons of SPS in a 50 cube. Maybe I'll will try to acclimate to 65% on the whites during the midday.

 

[Bizzy bee reef]

I've been running this setup for a few months. I'd like to increase the whites to get more PAR but I'm afraid to.

I am recently just getting started in this hobby I have had my tank set up for a couple months now and I just got my light because there so expensive but I only have one on my innovative marine nuvo 30L I’m experimenting with my lighting any suggestions on what I should do. Like how intense the light should be