gen 6 xr30 pros

[The Ugly Phase]

so the par seems to be not what i expected from these lights i have 2* over a 48" tank i am using ab+ 100% intensity i was kinda expecting 350 par where its 260 par does this mean i wont be able to keep acropora as they need 300-500+ par

 

[ajremington68]

Are they the XR30 Gen 6 blues or pros?

Reason for the ask is blues are a lot less par output.

If they are the pros, what percent white are they at? The place you pull a lot of par is from the whites and to m,e that looks very blue.

 

[The Ugly Phase]

Are they the XR30 Gen 6 blues or pros?

Reason for the ask is blues are a lot less par output.

If they are the pros, what percent white are they at? The place you pull a lot of par is from the whites and to m,e that looks very blue.

Pros cool white 24% warm white 24% oh so turning up the whites will increase par i thought it was the other way around blues was all the par ill try this 2morrow bud thanks

 

[bubbgee]

More par requires more intensity and maxed out sliders. You should be able to put the SPS at the top and middle of the rock.

 

[The Ugly Phase]

More par requires more intensity and maxed out sliders. You should be able to put the SPS at the top and middle of the rock.

thanks been reading from people that white light does nothing

 

[bubbgee]

thanks been reading from people that white light does nothing

yeah that is misleading, you need white light to express some colors from SPS. I learned that the hard way as well.

 

[The Ugly Phase]

yeah that is misleading, you need white light to express some colors from SPS. I learned that the hard way as well.

do you have the xr30 pro? if so what do you have your whites % on?

 

[skey44]

The pro led scheme is not meant to be run with ab+. The blues are ab+ at max intensity. You will need to use the white leds for more par.
I personally think the broader spectrum (whiter) lighting is better for Acropora (honestly none of my corals hate the white light). I run my lights very white for 6 hours a day and shift towards blue in late evenings when I’m looking at tank after kids are down to see fluorescence in “rainbow” type corals.

 

[The Ugly Phase]

The pro led scheme is not meant to be run with ab+. The blues are ab+ at max intensity. You will need to use the white leds for more par.
I personally think the broader spectrum (whiter) lighting is better for Acropora (honestly none of my corals hate the white light). I run my lights very white for 6 hours a day and shift towards blue in late evenings when I’m looking at tank after kids are down to see fluorescence in “rainbow” type corals.

i have turned both the whites to 56% will see par 2morrow my ramp up + ramp down is very blue then 6 hours white now anyways haha

 

[bubbgee]

do you have the xr30 pro? if so what do you have your whites % on?

I went with the xr30 blues. I only run them at 20-25% intensity with green, white and red down to zero. My par is at 350-400 for a 36in tank. I do not use a diffuser though. If you are, that's giving you spread at the cost of par.

 

[The Ugly Phase]

I went with the xr30 blues. I only run them at 20-25% intensity with green, white and red down to zero. My par is at 350-400 for a 36in tank. I do not use a diffuser though. If you are, that's giving you spread at the cost of par.

no diffuser for me i have turned the whites up hopefully that gets me 350 par on the rocks if not ill keep turning up till it does lights are ramping down atm so need to wait till 2morrow