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I am running them AB template which is all levels are on to max. Side note I think it’s too blue.Are you only running blues??
- Lighting - For now since there is no SPS - and the LPS is mid level to bottom of tank - Keep the lights at 89% intensity on the A/B program template? Or try to lower the intensity? Change the template?
Just to play devils advocate my hammers sit in 400 par without problems and grow like weeds lol… I run halides thou.. leds are weird!I think this is WAY too high intensity for LPS. Depending on mounting height, I bet you're much too high on par. I get renting a par meter is not always the easiest thing to do. Could you do the BRS buy and return which would only end up costing as much as a rental? Otherwise try finding a local reefing club. Typically someone in the club would have a par meter they would lend out.
I tried keeping my hammers and such around 200 par, but they seemed super finicky. Fine one day and not so much the next. They grew, but super slowly. So I visited my LFS and spoke with the owner. This guy isn't just a LFS owner. He's a marine biologist who grew up diving the reefs. Dude knows his stuff. He had a TON of beautiful hammers in his frag tank and they were twice as big each time I stopped in there from the last, which is quite frequently. I asked what par his hammers grew out at, so he got the par meter out and tested it for me to see. Highest part of that frag tank read 80 par. I got a par meter and adjusted my par down to 100ish range as during our discussion we agreed that a 20 par difference really wouldn't make too much of a difference.
Now my hammers are supper puffy and happy. I don't see the day to day differences that I used to. I've see twice as much growth in the time as well.
I'd adjust the lights down considerably. Like max out at 60% if not less. You'll be surprised at how powerful these LED lights are. They are probably the number one reason new hobbyists struggle with corals. Which is exactly why I harp on people to find out their par. Its always been my experience that when I setup my lighting to my eye and then test it with a par meter is typically double what I was aiming for.
Some people sure can have hammers at that level with great results. But the reality is, that isn't natural and can be very difficult for most to achieve. Due to the nature of his problem, I'd say get to a point where you know is a natural par range to eliminate that as an issue. Worry about increasing par once growth and stability happen.Just to play devils advocate my hammers sit in 400 par without problems and grow like weeds lol… I run halides thou.. leds are weird!
Can you show us?I am running them AB template which is all levels are on to max. Side note I think it’s too blue.
I can tomorrow evening when I get home. Can load the app when not home.Can you show us?