Best change increment to increase wattage.

[Reef Wizard]

Good Afternoon,

I am wanting to increase the wattage of my lights over my mixed reef. I have three Reefi Uno 2.1s Below is my current schedule and power.
I want my rock peaks to be closer to 300 par. Right now they are around 200 par. I used my meter and I need to be closer to 100 watts peak.
How can slowly increase the wattage without risking bleaching? What would you consider the best change increment?

Should it be something like 5-10 watts per month? Im assuming safest way is the longest time inbetween small changes.

Currently SPS are the only ones on the highest points of my rockscape.

 

[bluemon]

I think 5-10 a month might be too slow but slower is better i guess!

I would personally do that amount per week.

 

[Reef Wizard]

I think 5-10 a month might be too slow but slower is better i guess!

I would personally do that amount per week.

Yeah that's why I kind of want a second opinion going off the basis on how long it takes a coral to recover from bleaching may coincide with how long it takes to adjust to the increase? Who knows? Hopefully someone.

 

[bluemon]

Yeah that's why I kind of want a second opinion going off the basis on how long it takes a coral to recover from bleaching may coincide with how long it takes to adjust to the increase? Who knows? Hopefully someone.

I've done much more rapid changes with no consequences, but It was mostly LPS with just a few SPS in there.

I would think that the best thing to do is to not go faster than what nature does with seasons? Around 5 a week seems reasonable for summer months' sun?

 

[Reef Wizard]

I've done much more rapid changes with no consequences, but It was mostly LPS with just a few SPS in there.

I would think that the best thing to do is to not go faster than what nature does with seasons? Around 5 a week seems reasonable for summer months' sun?

I think I might do 5 watts each week.

 

[Hooz]

When using acclimation mode to raise the PAR in my tanks, I've had good success going at a pace of 5% per week.