Is this too much light on my system,

[Reefgirl79]

Hey all

I have a 25g lagoon which was being run with a standard Ai Prime not even at 100%.

I got an Prime HD for xmas and decided to run both for full coverage.

My tank has some monti's, stylo, up at the top, everything else is lps and rics.

I am simply not sure what the maximum percentages I should run my 2 primes at over this tank.

I use the BRS ab+ settings

Any insight would be great.

 

[JoshH]

What percentages are you currently running them at? Any way we could get a snapshot of your current program?

 

[Reefgirl79]

What percentages are you currently running them at? Any way we could get a snapshot of your current program?

Lol. I have no idea how to do the snap shot. I'm so technically not inclined.

I have it on acclimation mode right now but I think my hubby set it up to the full ab+ settings which I think on such a tank will be too much.

I know my ai alone was

Rb 90%
B 80%
Uv 80%
V 75%
W 17%

 

[JoshH]

Lol. I have no idea how to do the snap shot. I'm so technically not inclined.

I have it on acclimation mode right now but I think my hubby set it up to the full ab+ settings which I think on such a tank will be too much.

I know my ai alone was

Rb 90%
B 80%
Uv 80%
V 75%
W 17%

What are your red and green settings?

 

[Reefium]

Lol. I have no idea how to do the snap shot. I'm so technically not inclined.

I have it on acclimation mode right now but I think my hubby set it up to the full ab+ settings which I think on such a tank will be too much.

I know my ai alone was

Rb 90%
B 80%
Uv 80%
V 75%
W 17%

2 options, both come with own risks.

1. Rent or buy a par meter. If your going to invest in one I'd recommend Senate. Can be used as a electronic monitor after setting up lights.

2. Start low and gradually increase if corals are browning. It's better to let them get a little brown and increase light rather than bleaching them out and reducing intensity.

White, red, green would bleach out corals faster than blue channels.

 

[MrObscura]

I'd want 2 on a 25.

A lot of people run the AB+ BRS prime schedule.

I run WWCs myself... 100% blues and violets and 10% for the rest during peak on my nuvo 10.

Rule of thumb is a single primes good for a 12" x 12" area if you intend to keep sps.

 

[Reefium]

I'd want 2 on a 25.

A lot of people run the AB+ BRS prime schedule.

I run WWCs myself... 100% blues and violets and 10% for the rest during peak on my nuvo 10.

Rule of thumb is a single primes good for a 12" x 12" area if you intend to keep sps.

I run my light 100% blue, violet for 5 hours, half ramp down till off. I put sps on sides out of direct light. Position and par. Each tank is different especially if you are getting natural light. Start slow, and work it up. 5% every day or 3 worked well with me. Gives room for error. Just don't burn them. Harder to recover.

 

[Reefgirl79]

What are your red and green settings?

4% never run them high.

 

[Reefgirl79]

I'd want 2 on a 25.

A lot of people run the AB+ BRS prime schedule.

I run WWCs myself... 100% blues and violets and 10% for the rest during peak on my nuvo 10.

Rule of thumb is a single primes good for a 12" x 12" area if you intend to keep sps.

Prime hd spread is 24x24. Reg. Prime highest par is 18x18.

I've fried corals with a prime, easily and it wasn't even at 100%

 

[Justfebreezeit]

I'd just start it em at 50% and see how things react. The corals will tell you what they need.

My nuvo 20 had 2 kessil a160s at 70% and 2 t5 bulbs. I'm sure that's similar total par

 

[MrObscura]

Prime hd spread is 24x24. Reg. Prime highest par is 18x18.

I've fried corals with a prime, easily and it wasn't even at 100%

Thats over open air and max spread. Plus manufactures always overestimate.

While you could keep lower light corals in a larger area, based on par readings with a dialed in spectrum optimal spread is 12x12.

I have a nuvo 10 mixed reef and run the peak spectrum mentioned above for 4 hours, with a 1 hour ramp, followed by 7 hours of just blues and violets at 100%.

 

[Reefium]

Prime hd spread is 24x24. Reg. Prime highest par is 18x18.

I've fried corals with a prime, easily and it wasn't even at 100%

Those led have power.

 

[Reefgirl79]

Thats over open air and max spread. Plus manufactures always overestimate.

While you could keep lower light corals in a larger area, based on par readings with a dialed in spectrum optimal spread is 12x12.

I have a nuvo 10 mixed reef and run the peak spectrum mentioned above for 4 hours, with a 1 hour ramp, followed by 7 hours of just blues and violets at 100%.

My tanks not new. I ran the prime on my tank for 4 years. I only added the second 1 because of my rockwork which blocks certain areas.

 

[Reefium]

My tanks not new. I ran the prime on my tank for 4 years. I only added the second 1 because of my rockwork which blocks certain areas.

Nitrates and phosphates absorb some of the light as well.

 

[Gonebad395]

I run my light 100% blue, violet for 5 hours, half ramp down till off. I put sps on sides out of direct light. Position and par. Each tank is different especially if you are getting natural light. Start slow, and work it up. 5% every day or 3 worked well with me. Gives room for error. Just don't burn them. Harder to recover.

Mind showing a picture and sharing that file you run

 

[jtl]

Lighting is all about PAR and less so about what brand. We like strong blue so I run my lights at blues 50% and white 25%. This produces 230 PAR at the upper rocks and 165 PAR on the sand. Plenty of PAR for a mixed reef tank imo.

 

[Act1n1c_L1fe]

Prime hd spread is 24x24. Reg. Prime highest par is 18x18.

I've fried corals with a prime, easily and it wasn't even at 100%

I’d run each light at half of your settings before and slowly ramp them up SLOWLY. No more then 2% a week

 

[Reefium]

Mind showing a picture and sharing that file you run

I think I need more light. My green staghorn is brown.

 

[Reefium]

I think I need more light. My green staghorn is brown.

255 is 100%.

 

[Dana Riddle]

2 options, both come with own risks.

1. Rent or buy a par meter. If your going to invest in one I'd recommend Senate. Can be used as a electronic monitor after setting up lights.

2. Start low and gradually increase if corals are browning. It's better to let them get a little brown and increase light rather than bleaching them out and reducing intensity.

White, red, green would bleach out corals faster than blue channels.

Maybe auto-correct kicked in? Do you mean Seneye PAR meter?