Hey @Dana Riddle, I'm going to be getting a new lighting setup for my 40 breeder. The tank will have 99% acropora. I'm using 3 Hydra 32HDs and 4 Prime HD with Luxdium "gold" clusters . I have this many lights because I want a more even spread. I can easily turn down the intensity so as to not provide too much light, but what is considered too much light? I believe I read one of your posts stating that corals can use more par from LED lights than some other sources, but what par levels are we talking? I see BRS recommends 200-350 par, but I've seen many tanks running 500+ par and their corals look great.
Should I be looking at using a more blue spectrum for a majority of the lighting schedule? I really like the whiter look, closer to the BRS recommended spectrum for the AI lights, but I want to provide the corals with the best spectrum for overall health. I also see people running schedules where the intensity fluctuates up and down during peak hours. Is this beneficial to the corals and what is an acceptable fluctuation amount?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.
-Nate
Should I be looking at using a more blue spectrum for a majority of the lighting schedule? I really like the whiter look, closer to the BRS recommended spectrum for the AI lights, but I want to provide the corals with the best spectrum for overall health. I also see people running schedules where the intensity fluctuates up and down during peak hours. Is this beneficial to the corals and what is an acceptable fluctuation amount?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.
-Nate