Looking for help lighting my softie/lps reefer 350 w/hydra 26Hd's

[Undertaker]

I've been running cloudy modified with no red or green with little color or growth. Was hoping someone could help me with a good lighting schedule. Red sea reefer with 2 ai hydra 26hd. Softie Lps mix with rock nems.

My parameters
Salinity 1.026
Amm 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate.7
Phos .04
Alk 8
Cal 440
Mag 1450

 

[sfin52]

I've been running cloudy modified with no red or green with little color or growth. Was hoping someone could help me with a good lighting schedule. Red sea reefer with 2 ai hydra 26hd. Softie Lps mix with rock nems.

My parameters
Salinity 1.026
Amm 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate.7
Phos .04
Alk 8
Cal 440
Mag 1450

@Rakie

 

[Rakie]

Don't run cloudy. And you need red and green, it's absolutely important for corals.

On my AI Prime HD I used to run it with the UV/Violet at max (119% or something silly), Royal Blue and Blue at 80-85%, And every other color at 15-20%. Cool White, White, Green, Red -- all 15-20%.

You are getting no growth or color because corals can't live under pure blue lighting. Even WWC only turns on the blues when the doors open. The rest of the morning they're pounding corals with what they need -- Cool white, white, green, red.

I would run a minimum of 8 hours. Some people swear you should only light your corals for a short duration -- I run my lights 13.5 hours per day, peak intensity of 9.5 hours. Half hour quick ramp up, and 3.5 ramp down. But I wouldn't suggest starting here.

 

[Undertaker]

I’m thinking of trying the bed ab+ but with less intensity like 50 uv violet 70 royal and blue at 85 from 8 to 8 with 2 hour ramp red and green at 5 whites at 20 9 to 4. What do u think of that setting?

 

[Undertaker]

I’m thinking of trying the bed ab+ but with less intensity like 50 uv violet 70 royal and blue at 85 from 8 to 8 with 2 hour ramp red and green at 5 whites at 20 9 to 4. What do u think of that setting?

I’ve had bad experience with algae growth with high red and greens