Feeling blue: What color lighting fills your tank?

[TastyScrants]

Blue 100% white ramp up/down 60% 2xReefLED 90

 

[NickHolmes]

Cool white. Quite surprised how many run majority blues, you lose all the subtle colours of everything else in the tank. Each to their own I suppose.

 

[djf91]

I’ve always liked my daytime lights to be on warmer end of the spectrum in the speculative 12-15k range with heavy blue highlights in the last few hours of the day. In regards to LEDs, it means I’ve normally ran the cool white spectrum around 65-75% and the blues around 75- 85% depending on brand and depth of tank.
Shout out if you remember Radium 250s

Running 400 watt Radiums right now. I’d say it’s in the 14k spectrum being driven on Bluewave ballasts.

 

[Murphs_reef]

Cool white. Quite surprised how many run majority blues, you lose all the subtle colours of everything else in the tank. Each to their own I suppose.

I do know what you mean I like a bit of white in the day but morning and evening I like a heavy blue.

 

[EricR]

Not sure what to call what I use -- Blue with White mixed in.
It's just a scaled down version of BRS YouTube video recommendation that I'm satisfied with.

2x AI Prime 16 HD LEDs on 40 gallon breeder tank:

 

[Bpb]

Kessils at full 100% color (whitest setting) and reef breeders panels set with whites at double the power of royal blue. I’d say I’m under 10,000k at this point. Not quite 6500k but somewhere in the middle

 

[jajasonson]

I run ATI T5...blue plus, coral plus and true antinic

Exactly the same here. Six bulbs - 1 actinic, 2 coral plus, 3 blue plus. Thinking about swapping one of the blue plus for a purple plus. Do you have experience with that bulb?

 

[shcrimps]

schedule changes throughout the day to provide white for growth and blue for color pop
have a actinic XHO for filler light but when night comes and the deep blue comes on everything pops

 

[shcrimps]

I do know what you mean I like a bit of white in the day but morning and evening I like a heavy blue.

my favorite way to go about it
(i do like my tank with more whites BUT) seeing blue in the morning before work and again after looks really nice, corals get their heavier white while i’m away (most days) other times it is nice seeing things clearly

 

[Waynerock]

Your my boy blue!!

 

[Henk]

I voted cool white. Philips coral care here. Morning picture, lights gets a bit more white around noon.

 

[fish farmer]

T5 blue plus and 10,000K for 12 hours.

Reef Breeders LED 14,000 K for 9 hours.

 

[RedoubtReef]

20K Radiums and ATI T5s

 

[piscesgirl]

I have no idea what total spectrum would average out at. I'm running over 100% (AI Hydra 52's) on violet, Royal blue and blue and 30% Cool white. No red/green.

I'm a diver also and I want the tank to look more like what I see when diving.

Hi, what is the purpose of the UV spectrum in the AI lights? I’ve always wondered if I should use it or not

 

[naterealbig]

Your my boy blue!!

AP9X?

Supplement bars?

What is your schedule?

Sharp looking tank. Black BB FTW.