Light acclimating LPS - safe PAR level?

[kilnakorr]

I'm very unsure on light intensity.
I'm a bit scared of giving to much light, especially new corals.
I'm thinking I might have my lights a bit on the low side, and to make sure I'll pick up a PAR meter monday.
Is there a 'safe' level I should I'm for?
I'm mostly concerned about euphyllia, and have my torches a bit higher than my hammers.
What would be a good PAR level for the torches to make sure they have sufficient but not to much light?

 

[Jekyl]

Which lights and setting/schedule? I usually just start mine on the substrate and move them up after a week or so.

 

[kilnakorr]

Which lights and setting/schedule? I usually just start mine on the substrate and move them up after a week or so.

Seems like a common approach. I just don't even know if the light at the bottom is considered low. Some are placed at the very bottom and they might get very low light.

 

[Jekyl]

You're not keeping them there forever. There's plenty of cloud covered weeks in nature.

 

[kilnakorr]

You're not keeping them there forever. There's plenty of cloud covered weeks in nature.

Maybe. Just like to know if say a par of 100 would be low, 150 still safe, 200 might be to high etc. A safe starting point is what I'm looking for. What is a good and safe PAR level at substrate?

 

[Jekyl]

For anything but sps 100 is just fine starting out if not for the duration.

 

[saltybees]

100 is perfect for substrate, and a starting point. the coral will let you know if it’s happy or not..torches generally prefer to be on the bottom but I have a hammer that thrives at 200ish. Are they new lights or new frags? I’d just try and match where they came from if they’re new frags.