Could use some advice , please

[cuzzoo3345]

So I’m using current USA Orbit R24 and not sure if I have my lighting spectrum set good. I have a twenty gallon rimless tank and the light sits a foot above the water line. Any help and advice is much appreciated and thank you very much!
This is my settings -

 

[ryanjohn1]

Got coral or only fish?

 

[cuzzoo3345]

Coral and fish , my B I should’ve put that! Five coral - rock flower anemone , hammer , zoanthid , blasto , mushroom. Fish - orange sailfin Molly , six line wrasse , hi fin red banded goby. Inverts - peppermint shrimp , candy cane pistol shrimp , red mithrix crab , three hermit crabs and then snails

 

[ryanjohn1]

Coral and fish , my B I should’ve put that! Five coral - rock flower anemone , hammer , zoanthid , blasto , mushroom. Fish - orange sailfin Molly , six line wrasse , hi fin red banded goby. Inverts - peppermint shrimp , candy cane pistol shrimp , red mithrix crab , three hermit crabs and then snails

Do some google and YouTube and see what the par rates are on that light. And go from there. I believe they are on the low side compared to much of what’s out there. I’d be willing to bet you probably have to max it out for coral growth.

 

[cuzzoo3345]

I kinda have tried to do some research on google for my light. Didn’t really find much

 

[oreo54]

I kinda have tried to do some research on google for my light. Didn’t really find much

 

[Serpentman2024]

I have the 36” on my budget softie tank. In my experience, that light will keep softies. PAR is pretty low. Unfortunately, it doesn’t give you much flexibility on spectrum. I’d dial up the blue to 100% and the white to 50%-75%. Personally I have the red and green at 0%.

 

[cuzzoo3345]

Should I just do that for the daytime setting or all settings?

 

[crazyfishmom]

Red and green are primarily used by algae and not coral so you might fuel algae growth which would not be great. Reducing those two to around 10% tends to give the tank a nice crisp look and reduces the possibility of algae growth. Your whites are also high. Usually between 20-40% is good depending on your visual preference. I agree with a previous response and try to dial your blues to 100%. That’s a weak light and your corals need the energy.

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I’m using current USA Orbit R24 and not sure if I have my lighting spectrum set good. I have a twenty gallon rimless tank and the light sits a foot above the water line. Any help and advice is much appreciated and thank you very much!
This is my settings -

Orbit is not the nest light for coral and while some have luck with them, its few that I see. For your size tank, AI Prime or prime 16 and even a noopsyche k7 pro will offer much better delivery for a low cost

 

[oreo54]

Should I just do that for the daytime setting or all settings?

First what us your tank size and is your light the 52 watt (ai prime Like) one or 95 watt one ( R24 Pro ..Radion x15 like)?

Speculation and manuf par wise I see no reason people have difficulty with this light .
Odd .

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[cuzzoo3345]

I’m tuning my light to y’all’s recommendations now and thank yall! Since I tuned the light beginning of this week , I did increase the white and algae has started to grow! I removed some yesterday evening when I did a ten percent water change. I’ll look into those lights! Honestly idk which light I have , I bought it from my buddy and didn’t have the box for it anymore. He gave me a good deal on it , so that’s why I went with this light. I’ll ask him if he remembers which one it was from when he bought it.

 

[cuzzoo3345]

tank size 24.4” L x 12.2” W x 15.74” H

 

[Cell]

I can't speak on intensity without a par meter or better knowledge of those particular lights, but in general, I like a bit more blue light than white and would minimize red and green.

So something like 75% blue, 50% white, 5% red/green for example.

 

[cuzzoo3345]

Okay thank you

 

[cuzzoo3345]

I turned the blue up to 100 on everything but the moon setting and the white down , highest it is at is 40 percent on daytime also turned red and green down to 10 percent. Should I change the moon light to 100 also?

 

[Matt L]

This light (Orbit R24) does work well as a reef light. It is the only one Current USA made that actually puts out enough par for reef tanks, imo. In a 29 gallon biocube, I was getting over 600 par with one light. I use these on my 36 gallon mounted 12” above the water. Here are my daylight settings for those two lights..

 

[oreo54]

tank size 24.4” L x 12.2” W x 15.74” H

Rectangular tank..square light.
Best off with 2.
With one by the time you cover the 24" spread you spill a ton on the 12 side

4408 (53 w) vs 4440 (95w) are model numbers.

 

[Dom]

So I’m using current USA Orbit R24 and not sure if I have my lighting spectrum set good. I have a twenty gallon rimless tank and the light sits a foot above the water line. Any help and advice is much appreciated and thank you very much!
This is my settings -

I use Orbit Loop ICs on one of my tanks. It is a total of (4) fixtures for a combined power rating of 148 watts. This does a nice job on the tank on which they are installed. But the depth of the tank is only 12 inches.

Remember that penetration is key; it isn't enough to light the tank, you have to light it with ample power.

How did you arrive at 12" installation height?

 

[cuzzoo3345]

My light is 12” above water line and thank you I’ll give that setting a try! I’ll see if I can find the model number, haven’t heard back from my buddy I bought it from yet. I went with 12” because it spread over and lit up my tank the best.