Lighting question - am I blind ? Ai lights

[k2-]

Hey guys - for months my tank was running

5 ft x 2 ft x 2ft - 150 gallon

2 ai hydra 64hd - using David saxby preset
And 2 viparspectra at 5% white channel and 100% blue

It’s sps heavy tank and a lot of my sps are just 6-8 inches below water

This weekend I switched over to 2 HD 64 and 1 32 HD - however lighting through the aquarium looks really dull - again it’s David saxby preset

I am wondering if I am doing something wrong or is it that just my eyes are seeing dull but it’s good enough light?

Purely base on visibility in the tank - I have yet to secure a par meter

 

[blaxsun]

What our eyes see is often quite different than the actual lighting. In terms of intensity, the only real way to tell is to rent a PAR meter.

 

[k2-]

Yeah will report the findings