How can I improve my lighting ?

[Helpformyfishy]

New to the hobby,I want to know how I can make the colors pop on my milli acro?
Any suggestions for lighting change?Also if you have any articles or videos on what each color of light does for the coral that would be helpful aswell thank you.

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[Mr. Mojo Rising]

How many watts on this nicrew and what size is the tank?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Photos of the tank itself would be helpful too

 

[Helpformyfishy]

How many watts on this nicrew and what size is the tank?

The tank is a water box 20 gallon cube the light is a nicrew 65 w.Thanks for the help.

 

[Helpformyfishy]

Photos of the tank itself would be helpful too

The tank is a water box 20 gallon cube the light is a nicrew 65 w.Thanks for the help.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

with that LED and the fact that it can adjust your color, you should be able to make coral pop. You also may want to consider putting 2 of those over it for increased par with one providing more daylight (which could bring out color better for some acros) while the other is heavy in blue/violet. As you know Acros love higher PAR.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

The tank is a water box 20 gallon cube the light is a nicrew 65 w.Thanks for the help.

Nicrew is a good light, and 65 watts is good for your tank size, you should be able to grow almost anything. Have you got corals in the tank yet? IMO your light should be somewhere about 70%-80% to start. Blue lights are the main color for coral growth, white is mainly for our viewing, I personally keep my whites at 25%

 

[Helpformyfishy]

The tank is a water box 20 gallon cube the light is a nicrew 65 w.Thanks for the help.

Nicrew is a good light, and 65 watts is good for your tank size, you should be able to grow almost anything. Have you got corals in the tank yet? IMO your light should be somewhere about 70%-80% to start. Blue lights are the main color for coral growth, white is mainly for our viewing, I personally keep my whites at 25%

Yes I have Kenya,zoa and clove polyps along with my rainbow milli.Thank you so much for the help.

 

[Helpformyfishy]

with that LED and the fact that it can adjust your color, you should be able to make coral pop. You also may want to consider putting 2 of those over it for increased par with one providing more daylight (which could bring out color better for some acros) while the other is heavy in blue/violet. As you know Acros love higher PAR.

Thank you so mucchhh,great help.

 

[Helpformyfishy]

with that LED and the fact that it can adjust your color, you should be able to make coral pop. You also may want to consider putting 2 of those over it for increased par with one providing more daylight (which could bring out color better for some acros) while the other is heavy in blue/violet. As you know Acros love higher PAR.

In your opinion where do you think the greens and reds should be?

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

i would keep the greens and reds on the lower side. There is a lot of debate about this. I used to keep my green and red at 5% when I was able to control color.

 

[Helpformyfishy]

i would keep the greens and reds on the lower side. There is a lot of debate about this. I used to keep my green and red at 5% when I was able to control color.

Thanks you

 

[Freenow54]

Thank you so mucchhh,great help.

I and I think it would be nice on yours is an acclimation blade glow

 

[Helpformyfishy]

Thank you so mucchhh,great help.

I and I think it would be nice on yours is an acclimation blade glow

I’ll definitely look into that