Light intensity?

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I have a Lumentek Pro 180 LED and I was wondering if the settings I have currently are not too bright. My tank is cycling at the moment so nothing in there. But when the cycle is over I don't want to kill anything. I plan on keeping LPS some zoas and I may give SPS a try. Thanks for any and all help and suggestions. Tank shot and current settings.
 

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Oh I forgot to mention. CH1: Whites, Reds, yellow/orange and cyan. CH2: Royal Blue and Violet. CH3 Blue.
 
Not sure but I was told not too run lights too much or at all during cycle.
 
Running the lights during the cycle isn't going to hurt anything, its all up to you. But with nothing in the tank, I think you have the lighting around a good level. The coloration at this point would be entirely up to you, with going stronger with CH2 and 3
 
Save your lights during cycle, also prevents unwanted algae outbreaks.
Oh I'm not running the lights during the cycle. Just getting things ready for when I do run them. Was just asking for future reference. Thanks for the replies.
 

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